5 h. ago Which story popularised the eating of turkey at Christmas? The Saturday quiz

From the Yule Cat and Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur to Taylor Swift and John Everett Millais, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Where does the Yule Cat devour people who don’t have new clothes?2 Who successfully answered the radio advert: “Astronauts wanted, no experience required”?3 Which story popularised the eating of turkey at Christmas?4 Who signed his letters to Queen Elizabeth I as “007”?5 What is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust?6 Which Olympic athletics record is still standing from 1968?7 Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur is the smallest of which order of mammals?8 Where do the Rockettes dance each Christmas?What links: 9 Alps in Slovenia; dates after 45BC; month of Quintilis; 42% of English births?10 Taylor Swift; Friedrich Heyser; John Everett Millais?11 Killed Baldr in Norse myth; Harry Potter’s wand; annual commemoration of Parnell?12 MLA; MP; MS; MSP?13 Stan Laurel; Mick McCarthy; Paul Raymond; Martin Sixsmith; Tony Wilson?14 M (3); V (6); E (8); M (13);...

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47 h. ago Get your bumper Christmas TV listings guide FREE with this Saturday's Daily Star

CHRISTMAS is a time for giving – so we’re dishing out double the festive telly goodness in this weekend’s bumper TV guide.

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3 d. ago Nick Reiner 'stormed off' after tense chat with Bill Hader at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party hours before murders

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner allegedly 'stormed off' after getting into a tense chat with comedian Bill Hader at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party on Saturday.

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4 d. ago Obamas were supposed to meet Rob and Michele Reiner on night of their deaths

The former first lady paid tribute on Jimmy Kimmel Live to ‘some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know’ as Jerry Seinfeld also writes of debt to Reiner• Reiner changed Hollywood for everMichelle Obama said that she and her husband Barack were due to meet Rob and Michele Reiner the same day that the couple were found dead.Obama was speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday and told Kimmel: “We were supposed to be seeing them that night – last night.” Obama did not clarify what their plans had been, but the Reiners are known to have attended a Christmas party hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien on Saturday along with their son Nick, who has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago More than £3.4BILLION worth of Xmas spending predicted as 'Panic Weekend' looms

Experts are predicting Christmas shopping with peak this coming Saturday - but a survey also has a worrying warning for store bosses

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people

Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into Christmas” on Saturday in an event that had a huge drop-off in attendance from his last rally in London.The Metropolitan police said about 1,000 people attended the event at its peak, in stark contrast to the estimated 110,000 who turned up to Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally in September. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message

Release of 43-second video comes as senior church figures speak out against dangers of Christian nationalismThe Church of England has released a video in response to a Christmas carols event on Saturday being organised by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson amid calls from a growing number of senior church figures to challenge Christian nationalism.In the 43-second video, Christmas Isn’t Cancelled, posted on the church’s YouTube channel, more than 20 people from the archbishop of York to schoolchildren speak about the “joy, love and hope” of Christmas. The message is “a simple reminder that Christmas belongs to all of us, and everyone is welcome to celebrate”, the C of E said. Continue reading...

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Five horses to follow at Cheltenham races after Storm Bram turns the ground soft

Storm Bram brought torrential rain and strong winds to the UK on Tuesday meaning R=runners at Cheltenham's Christmas Meeting on Friday and Saturday will need to act in the mud

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1 week ago £10 off when you spend £20 on No7 at Boots with this great offer

We’ve teamed up with No7 at Boots to bring you a sparkling festive offer inside your paper - starting inside Saturday December 13 and running all the way until Christmas Eve!

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1 week ago Watch James Acaster’s Saturday Kitchen outburst crowned ‘TV moment of the year’

James Acaster punched Saturday Kitchen's polar bear figurine and attacked their Christmas decorations in a moment viewers have crowned “TV moment of the year.”

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2 w. ago Small Business Saturday and a Christmas message we should all heed

Small businesses are the lifeblood of the Scottish economy and many are in real trouble

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2 w. ago Campaigners call on nation to support 'essential' Small Business Saturday

The Small Business Saturday UK campaign reports encouraging signs that UK Christmas spending with small businesses could rise by 19% this year - to £5.3 billion

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2 w. ago Small businesses prepare for their busiest period as they fill High Street void

SMALL businesses are banking on tomorrow to kickstart a bumper Christmas. It marks the annual Small Business Saturday, when shoppers are urged to shop local and support independent retailers nationwide. The campaign — founded in the US 15 years ago — arrived in the UK in 2013. Since then, it has seen a huge growth...

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2 w. ago Major UK supermarket giving away free Christmas trees on one day this week

Shoppers can get a free 'wonky' Christmas tree on Saturday, December 6

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2 w. ago Christmas main course made easy: Max Rocha’s braised turkey legs with colcannon – recipes

Roast turkey breast is often dry and overcooked, so why not give everyone a leg instead and serve it with a traditional Irish potato-and-cabbage side?We often braise chicken and rabbit legs at Cafe Cecilia, because all the preparation and cooking can be done ahead of time, and it’s then just about heating them gently to serve. For Christmas, I often employ much the same process for turkey legs – it’s a lovely way to eat them. Serve with colcannon, although basmati rice, boiled new potatoes or roast carrots would also go great. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of rescue dogs take part in Christmas jumper parade

Hundreds of dogs dressed in Christmas jumpers for a special walk to Buckingham Palace on Saturday (29 November).

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2 w. ago Katherine Ryan looks every inch the doting mother carrying daughter Holland in her arms as she attends Bluey Christmas event with husband Bobby Kootstra and their kids

Katherine Ryan cradled her baby girl, Holland, as she and her family attended a Bluey's Aussie Christmas event at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe on Saturday. 

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3 w. ago Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs

While people feast on turkey this Thanksgiving, many have questioned why the bird's eggs are not on the menu.

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