1 week ago Why the film 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' is an inspiration to all

After surviving Christmas, Janet Christie is looking forward to Everybody To Kenmure Street by the filmmaker behind Nae Pasaran. Both films highlight the very real difference that ordinary people can make to the world

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3 w. ago Conjoined twin dies on Christmas Eve months after surviving separation surgery

Aruna Rodrigues died on Christmas Eve after being hospitalised for seven months following the complex procedure in Brazil in May to separate her from her twin sister Kiraz, who died days after surgery

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3 w. ago Christmas Day swim survivor says ‘it was a mistake to get in’ as two feared dead

Mike Brown, 60, said conditions in Budleigh Salterton ‘worse he’d seen’ in three decades

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3 w. ago Christmas Day swim survivor says 'it was a mistake to get in' after he was rescued from 'worst ever conditions' in festive event believed to have killed two

Two people are believed to have been killed after disaster struck during the annual event off the coast of Budleigh Salterton in Devon on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Christmas Day swim survivor was rescued from 6ft waves as two lost in sea tragedy

A festive swimming tradition turned to tragedy when two men went missing at sea during a Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton

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3 w. ago Conjoined twin who survived separation operation from her sister dies at Christmas just months after surgery

A CONJOINED twin who survived a marathon separation operation has died on Christmas Eve, just months after being separated from her sister. Aruna Rodrigues died on Wednesday after developing severe complications following the complex surgery that divided her from twin sister Kiraz in May. She had spent months in hospital recovering from the procedure in...

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3 w. ago Tragedy as six die in horror Christmas eve car crash after motor bursts into flames with no survivors left

SIX people have tragically been killed in a horror car crash on Christmas Eve. The accident occurred early in the morning when two cars - a Volkswagen Passat and a Ford Kuga - collided head-on, leaving one of the motors up in flames. There were five people in the VW at the time of the...

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3 w. ago Celtic Boys Club abuse survivor ‘facing his last Christmas’ after fight for justice wiped years from his life

A CELTIC Boys Club abuse survivor told how his fight for justice wiped years off his life — as he prepares for his “last Christmas”. Doctors have given Gordon Woods, 71, less than three months to live due to chronic lung disease. We told how the ex starlet was preyed on by paedo coach Jim...

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘It is a broken industry’: Readers on why pubs are struggling to survive – even at Christmas

Our community said Britain’s pub culture is slowly fading, blaming high prices, changing social habits and tough Christmas trading conditions that have left some pubs without festive bookings and fearing they may not survive into the new year

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4 w. ago ‘I’m going to scream!’: how to survive (and maybe even enjoy) your family Christmas

From preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife – would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?Plan breaks in your schedule Spending time with difficult family members requires careful planning, says Katie Rose, a therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the founder of TherapEast. “If you’re going to stay with somebody for three or four days, find ways to politely give yourself a break. Go for lunch with friends who live locally, or book a ticket to a museum or a National Trust place so that you have ways of getting yourself out of the house.” Tamara Hoyton, a senior practitioner for Relate at Family Action, agrees that scheduling breaks is a good strategy. “Arrange a trip out, or offer to cook so that you’re away from the living room where everyone else ...

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4 w. ago How to survive Christmas: From her ingenious tip on tackling weight gain, to how to navigate the in

From how to cope with the in-laws to navigating lascivious neighbours at drinks parties, Jilly Cooper's inimitable wit and wisdom lives on in a 2025 reprint of her 1986 classic How To Survive Christmas.

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