55 m. ago Spy chiefs set fiendish festive quiz for all budding Bonds... but can YOU crack the cryptic code in their Christmas card?

For James Bond, it would be child's play. But do you have what it takes to crack the code in GCHQ's fiendish Christmas card puzzle?

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3 h. ago SHANE WATSON: Buying a real tree, wearing a green velvet wrap dress, poring over the Christmas Day TV listings... our style columnist reveals the 11 tell

Christmas never changes. There's always a flap about the turkey timing. There's always a present nobody wants. There's always a last-minute scramble because you forgot the crackers.

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3 h. ago Celebrity models, retro hairdos and every fashion at your fingertips... Freemans catalogue was once the cornerstone of Christmas. So, what was on YOUR wish list?

For more than two million households across the UK, browsing the hefty tome to find the latest designs was a festive ritual, making the special time even more exciting.

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4 h. ago The WORST mistakes people make when hosting holiday parties... and how to fix them

An expert has revealed his top do's and don't of hosting festive gatherings this holiday season - and one of them may catch you by surprise.

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4 h. ago The Most Festive Spots To Eat And Drink In London For Christmas 2025

The Most Festive Spots To Eat And Drink In London For Christmas 2025  Forbes

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4 h. ago 'Evil' Donald Trump effigies set ablaze by protestors in 'Burning of the Devil' Christmas event

The annual incineration of devil-like figures is the traditional start to Christmas festivities, and is meant to symbolise 'putting bad things in the past' and 'the triumph of good over evil'

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5 h. ago GCHQ sets fiendish festive quiz for all budding Bonds... but can YOU crack the cryptic code in their Christmas card?

For James Bond, it would be child's play. But do you have what it takes to crack the code in GCHQ's fiendish Christmas card puzzle?

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5 h. ago B&M bucks Christmas trend saying 'we're open' while Aldi and Home Bargains close

Many of the big shopping chains are reducing their hours over the festive period with some closing completely for up to three days

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5 h. ago Driver left fuming after council paints disabled bay around his legally parked car and then fines him FOUR times

A DRIVER was left fuming after the council painted a disabled bay around his car before fining him four times. The owner of the car left his motor on an unrestricted road near his home in New Addington, south London, while he was on holiday last month. After returning from his trip, Afrobeats artist Silvastone...

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5 h. ago Britney Spears looks disheveled as she steps out with mystery man amid widespread fears for her health

The Toxic singer, 44, was pictured enjoying a yacht day with a mystery man during a trip to Baja California Sur, Mexico on Sunday.

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5 h. ago Chelsea fans turn on Enzo Maresca for ‘baffling’ substitutions in Champions League defeat to Serie A strugglers Atalanta

CHELSEA fans were left furious with head coach Enzo Maresca after the club suffered a shock Champions League defeat to Atalanta. The Blues got off to a flying start when Joao Pedro broke the deadlock in the first half. But things took a turn after the break when former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca levelled...

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6 h. ago Children left in tears and 'thousands' of revellers turned away after tech giant 'hijacked' festive event for private party

Arm Holdings, a software design company worth more than £100billion, reportedly paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to hire out Cambridge Christmas market for its staff on Saturday.

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6 h. ago Andy Robertson reveals Liverpool dressing room feelings on Mo Salah after Inter Milan win

Mohamed Salah was left at home by Arne Slot for Liverpool's trip to play Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday night and the team came together to pick up a huge win

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6 h. ago It’s the ‘A+++++’ economy, stupid. Trump embarks on the same don’t

The president’s tour to boost voter impressions of their own dire economic conditions starts Tuesday night in Pennsylvania. And, writes Andrew Feinberg, it resembles a similar, and disastrous, effort by Joe Biden

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6 h. ago ITV star quits popular show after four years and thanks fans for 'constant support'

One ITV star has announced his departure from TOWIE after four years revealing his plans to focus on himself and the next stage of his career

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6 h. ago TOWIE star quits ITV2 show after four years and shares reason in statement to fans

One star will not be returning to the hit ITV2 show

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6 h. ago Dominik Szoboszlai holds his nerve to give Liverpool late win at Inter

The Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot’s authority by axing Mohamed Salah from the Champions League trip to Milan. The Liverpool team followed suit by inflicting a first European home defeat on Inter since September 2022 courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai’s 88th-minute penalty. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego looked on from afar.Salah would have been on penalty duties had he not talked himself out of a showpiece occasion at the San Siro, another legend of the game that is showing its age. Instead it fell to Szoboszlai, the friend he argued should not be playing on the right ahead of him, to give Slot a precious victory after Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling Florian Wirtz’s shirt in the box with minutes remaining. Liverpool had been resolute and fiercely committed to that point, well worthy of the point that was heading their way until the video assistant referee sent German official Felix Zwayer to the pitch-side monitor to review Bastoni’s foul. Continue readin...

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6 h. ago Szoboszlai steps up in place of Salah to sink Inter as Liverpool fans sing Slot’s name

First the Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot’s authority by axing Mohamed Salah from a daunting Champions League assignment in Milan. The Liverpool team then followed suit by inflicting Inter’s first European home defeat since September 2022. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego watched from afar while Liverpool fans serenaded Slot at San Siro.Salah might well have taken the decisive 88th minute penalty had he not talked himself out of the trip to San Siro, another legend of the game that is showing its age. Instead it fell to Dominik Szoboszlai, the friend Salah had effectively argued should not be playing on the right ahead of him, to deliver a precious victory for Slot after Alessandro Bastoni had been penalised for pulling Florian Wirtz’s shirt in the box. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Beloved mum' died after 'catching legionella infection from hot tub on birthday trip'

Retired butcher's assistant Paulette Crookes died aged 70 after contracting legionella from a hot tub on the Isle of Wight, with an inquest hearing its water was 'off-colour'

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8 h. ago Jason Manford 'heartbroken' as storm breaks beloved Christmas decoration

The Salford-born comic has had a rough start to the festive season

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