3 d. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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6 d. ago Teen woke to find mum, 38, dead on bathroom floor on Christmas Day

Reece Barrett had been last minute Christmas shopping with his mum Louise McKenzie on Christmas Eve - the teenager woke up on Christmas Day to find her dead

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7 d. ago Just Eat records 145,000 Christmas Day orders amid festive panic

Orders for champagne and prosecco were up 300% on New Year’s Eve, while New Year’s Day saw sales of coconut water and sports drinks soar.

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8 d. ago Six money tips to help people struggling with debt or repayments this month

Money Wellness recorded a 29 per cent increase in people contacting them for help with managing debts between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

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1 week ago The strangest thing: is the future of cinema not new movies?

Netflix’s big-screen release of the Stranger Things finale is estimated to have made over $25m at the US box office, the latest example of event cinema proving popularIt was a lucrative holiday period at the North American box office these past two weeks, with titles like Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Housemaid, Marty Supreme, Anaconda, and Zootopia 2 bringing a welcome diversity of hit movies after an underwhelming fall. But during that period, the biggest single-day gross posted by any release wasn’t really a gross – or a movie. It was the series finale of the Netflix TV show Stranger Things.Netflix made a deal to put the feature-length episode in theaters simultaneously with its streaming debut, and estimates put the numbers for the 24 hours’ worth of shows, beginning at 8pm on New Year’s Eve and continuing throughout New Year’s Day, around $25m. That’s bigger than any single day of Avatar: Fire and Ash after its opening weekend. In fact, if the Stranger Things release banked over $3...

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1 week ago The busiest day for cash withdrawals in 2025 – and it wasn’t Christmas Eve

New figures from Link ATMs show that cash withdrawals are still in decline

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1 week ago Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Glasgow woman, 30, after tragic death on Hogmanay

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a Glasgow woman who died suddenly on Hogmanay. Paige Lindsay, 30, passed away in hospital on New Year's Eve after taking unwell at home the day before. Her devastated mum Jacqueline told how Paige was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital from their family home in the Temple...

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1 week ago HMRC issues Self Assessment tax return deadline warning and advice

With less than a month until the January 31 deadline cut-off point, 54,053 customers chose to ring in the New Year by filing their tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

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2 w. ago New Year's chaos as Netherlands plunged into deadly crime wave leaving two dead

A wave of deadly violence swept over several major cities in the Netherlands over New Year's Eve and Day, stretching the country's emergency services to breaking point

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2 w. ago What's happening New Year's Eve and what's open and closed New Year's Day

What's happening New Year's Eve and what's open and closed New Year's Day  CBC

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2 w. ago New Year's Eve warning to anyone planning on driving the next day

A driving expert has issued a warning to anyone planning on having a few drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve and then driving the next day, with several factors to be mindful of

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2 w. ago Is ‘coasting’ the perfect way to enjoy an alcoholic drink this New Year’s Eve?

Retailers say appetite for alcoholic drinks that are about half the strength of the traditional versions is soaringChristmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations often used to result in a hangover the next day, but with moderation now the order of the day the new drinks industry buzzword is “coasting”.This involves choosing a white wine, lager or even a cocktail that is about half the strength of the traditional version of the drink – meaning you can have the same number of drinks without feeling the worse for wear. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man raped near outdoor swimming pool on Christmas Eve as police appeal for help to catch predator

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police have urged the public to come forward with information after a man was allegedly raped between 10pm on Christmas Eve and the early hours of Christmas Day

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2 w. ago Worried about your drinking? Our experts reveal the simple tweaks to super

There's one more festive event we have to get through: New Year's Eve. Is it possible to still drink alcohol but give it a healthy twist by including one of your five-a-day?

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2 w. ago Police hunt launched after 'man in his 30s is attacked in Christmas Day rape'

The victim was close to Brook Street, near to Pells Pool in Lewes, East Sussex, when the alleged rape happened between 10pm on Christmas Eve and 3am on Christmas Day.

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2 w. ago Urgent hunt launched after 'man in his 30s is attacked in Christmas Day rape'

The victim was close to Brook Street, near to Pells Pool in Lewes, East Sussex, when the alleged rape happened between 10pm on Christmas Eve and 3am on Christmas Day.

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2 w. ago Man in 30s 'raped' in Christmas Eve attack near outdoor swimming pool

Police believe the attack happened between approximately 10pm on Christmas Eve and 3am on Christmas Day

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2 w. ago Emmerdale spoilers for the next week including New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

It's a sinister start to the new year, and a fight to the death for some...

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2 w. ago EastEnders spoilers for the next week including New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Fans of the BBC soap are set to get a glimpse of where the Walford residents are in 2017

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2 w. ago Coronation Street spoilers for the next week including New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

A new year is dawning in Weatherfield but the the drama is just the same on the ITV soap's famous street

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