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• 50,000-year-old baby mammoth may be ‘best-preserved’ specimen yet

  24-12-2024 21:47 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nicknamed Yana, this one-year-old mammoth is believed to have got ‘trapped in a swamp’ where the carcass was preserved for 50,000 years (Picture: Michil Yakovlev/North-Eastern Federal University via AFP)A 50,000-year-old baby mammoth pulled from melting permafrost could be the best-preserved specimen ever found.Weighting more than 100kg, standing 120cm tall and estimated to have been one year old, Yana is one of just seven mammoth carcasses ever recovered.One of those was in Canada,
  
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• Thousands ordered to evacuate as 'uncontrollable' bushfire bears down on three towns in the Grampians amid 100km/h gusts and temperatures soaring past 40C

  25-12-2024 10:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three towns in the path of a rampaging bushfire have been told to evacuate immediately.
  
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• Royals LIVE: Crowds gather in Sandringham for glimpse of King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate ahead of Christmas Day service

  25-12-2024 10:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow latest updates from the Royal Family on Christmas Day as crowds gather in Sandringham.
  
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• Boyfriend accused of murdering teacher, 42, 'stabbed her 54 times in a dreadful and sustained attack', court hears

  25-12-2024 10:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Old Bailey has heard how a beloved secondary school teacher was allegedly stabbed 54 times in a horrifying sustained attack.
  
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• Rivals star Katherine Parkinson didn’t want Danny Dyer sex scene to feel ‘shameful and apologetic’

  25-12-2024 10:17 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageKatherine Parkinson shared her poignant approach to filming her sex scene with co-star Danny Dyer in the hit Disney Plus series, Rivals.The raunchy drama, based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s 80s bonkbuster, centres around the rivalry turned allyship between politician Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and fiery media personality Declan O’Hara (Aidan Tu
  
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• BBC Countryfile's Julia Bradbury's heartbreaking sacrifice after cancer diagnosis

  25-12-2024 10:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 54-year-old revealed that she's given up one beverage following her cancer diagnosis - but some people find her choice 'infuriating'
  
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• Princess Charlotte's adorable nickname used by Kate Middleton and overheard by fellow mum

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage on Instagram reveals that Kate Middleton has an adorable nickname for her only daughter, Princess Charlotte, but it's not the only term of endearment used in the family
  
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• Play Monopoly the right way this Christmas as expert claims we use made-up rules

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Monopoly is a staple part of Christmas for many families, but did you know you've been playing it incorrectly this whole time? It turns out most of us use made-up rules
  
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• Monty Don urges all gardeners to get key item to protect plants all winter 

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While some gardeners may be tempted to bring their plants indoors to protect them from the cold, Monty Don advises against this unless you absolutely have to because there is a step in between
  
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• Inside Royal Family's Sandringham Christmas and scandals that almost derailed it

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King Charles hosts traditional Christmas celebrations for his family at his Sandringham Estate in Norfolk but festivities haven't always run smoothly when the Firm has come together for the holiday season
  
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• 'I was born on Christmas Day – there's one big catch with celebrating my birthday'

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christmas Day birthdays aren't what people think but it certainly helps to celebrate early, which is what reporter Ewan Gleadow did in the run-up to his festive celebration
  
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• I didn’t care about Christmas until I invited a refugee home

  25-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Alex (right) with partner Rebecca (left) and their dog (Picture: Alex Milne)If you’d told me a few years ago that my partner and I would be putting up a Christmas tree because of a TikTok-loving, Gen Z refugee, I wouldn’t have believed you.We wouldn’t normally get into the spirit of decorating the house for Christmas – we’re usually travelling to visit family in different parts of the country or my family in the US over December.
  Yet this time last year, there we w
  
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• Call The Midwife Joyce Highland star's life off-screen as she joins BBC series

  25-12-2024 10:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Call the Midwife's Joyce Highland returned to Nonnatus House as a pupil midwife in season 13 and the character has a very tragic past, but what do we know about actress Renee Bailey?
  
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• Brutal injury amid the end of Gail in Coronation Street’s dramatic Christmas Day

  25-12-2024 10:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageChristmas Day on Coronation Street is always a spectacle, and this year is shaping up to be no different.Wedding bells are set to chime through Weatherfield as Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth) prepare to tie the knot, but in true soap style, it won’t be plain sailing.As guests arrive for the big day at the Bistro, Nick Tilsley (
  
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• What time you can watch Beyoncé’s NFL halftime show on Christmas Day

  25-12-2024 09:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Beyoncé has a present for us all this Christmas (Picture: Beyonce/Netflix/YouTube)Beyoncé has a Christmas treat for us all, giving us the gift of an epic festive performance.While the rest of us will be rummaging around the Quality Street, the NFL will play two games—it may be Christmas Day, but they’re not ones to pass up on the viewership.Joining them, Grammy-winning superstar Beyoncé will perform as the halftime act during the second game, which will mar
  
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• Armed police shoot knifeman, 39, dead after lengthy five-hour Christmas Eve stand-off

  25-12-2024 09:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police in Worcestershire have shot dead a man on Christmas Eve. This is a breaking news story
  
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• UK’s oldest man celebrates 110th birthday with celebrity party

  25-12-2024 09:53 via metro.co.uk
  
  The UK’s oldest man Donald Rose celebrates his 110th birthday (Picture: Naomi Allsop)Opera singer Alfie Boe serenaded Britain’s oldest man as he turned ‘110 years young’ with a celebrity party to mark the occasion.
  The musical theatre star performed for Donald Rose, who is now a ‘supercentenarian’, on a video call.Boe said it was a pleasure to perform for the decorated Second World War veteran, who watched the singer on a mobile at Canal Vue Care Home in
  
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• Gogglebox star unrecognisable as she returns from uni to reunite with celeb sister

  25-12-2024 09:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TV star looked completely unrecognisable in a recent video on social media - almost a decade after first appearing on Channel 4 screens for hit show Gogglebox
  
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• Man shot dead by armed police after five-hour stand-off on Christmas Eve

  25-12-2024 09:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Fownhope Close just after 2pm yesterday (Picture: Google)A man with a knife was shot dead by armed police last night after a five-hour stand-off.Police were called to the incident in Fownhope Close, Redditch just after 2pm yesterday after ‘significant’ concerns were raised for a man inside a property.West Mercia Police said a police negotiator responded, and tried to resolve the situation by engaging with the man over several hours but, at approximately 7.40pm
  
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• Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne 'hit by train' on the way home from pub

  25-12-2024 09:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne was reportedly involved in a train accident in December 2018, just days before the show's highly-anticipated Christmas special aired
  
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• Dramatic scenes at Bronte beach as partygoer is rescued after falling while jumping from a cliff into an ocean pool

  25-12-2024 09:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after hitting his head trying to jump from a cliff into a pool.
  
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• All the areas set to be battered by 550-mile wall of snow as -5C cold snap strikes

  25-12-2024 09:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While Christmas Eve was one of the warmest on record - with the mercury reaching 15.2C in Cassley, Scotland and 14.6C in Nantwich, Cheshire, temperatures are now due to fall
  
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• Thousands ordered to evacuate as 'uncontrollable' bushfire bears down on two towns in the Grampians amid 100km/h gusts and temperatures soaring past 40C

  25-12-2024 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two towns in the path of a rampaging bushfire have been told to evacuate immediately.
  
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• England legend David Beckham names the best five players he ever played with

  25-12-2024 09:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Former England captain David Beckham (Picture: Getty)Former England captain David Beckham named the five best players he ever played with who he would pick in a five-a-side team.Beckham enjoyed an illustrious footballing career having broken through at Manchester United aged 17 in 1992.The midfielder won six Premier League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson before departing for Real Madrid where he went on to win La Liga.The following season, the Englishman then made the shock move across the pond
  
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• The simple tip guaranteed to save you money in 2024 Boxing Day sales

  25-12-2024 09:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Figure out exactly what you need before you go shopping (Picture: Getty Images)
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  Now the slog of Christmas gift shopping is over, the real fun begins, with many retailers offering deals in heavily discounted sales from Boxing Day through January;
  
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• Nottingham Forest star stuns podcast hosts when naming best player in Premier League

  25-12-2024 09:41 via metro.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka got the better of Ola Aina in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest last month (Picture: Getty)Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has praised Bukayo Saka’s extraordinary consistency and named the Arsenal forward as the best player in the Premier League.Saka has enjoyed a barnstorming start to the season for Arsenal, racking up five goals and ten assists in the English top flight, with the north London outfit sitting third after 17 games.The 23-year-old England intern
  
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• A not-so-silent night! Revellers make the most of the festive season as they party right up until the moment Santa is due to arrive

  25-12-2024 09:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are bound to be a few bleary-eyed Brits waking up this Christmas morning after partygoers across the country rang in the special day in style.
  
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• Mystery black rocks fall from sky during lightning storm - and locals say the strange objects have boosted their energy and mental health

  25-12-2024 09:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A couple discovered the puzzling items they believed were from outer space crashing into their garden in Phatthalung, near the border with Malaysia .
  
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• Brit mother, 77, is stranded in Kenya with liver failure facing £80,000 medical bills with no insurance after 'keeping blood tests quiet to avoid worrying family' before going away to celebrate husband's cancer all-clear

  25-12-2024 09:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mum who kept her blood tests to herself for 'fear of worrying her hubby' is stranded on holiday in Kenya with liver failure - as her insurance won't cover the £80,000 bills.
  
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• Rivaldo says former Man Utd manager Louis van Gaal tried to ’embarrass’ him at Barcelona

  25-12-2024 09:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rivaldo and Louis van Gaal did not see eye to eye at Barcelona (Picture: Getty)Rivaldo says Louis van Gaal ‘limited’ his influence at Barcelona and even tried to ’embarrass’ him by playing him in an under-strength side made up of youth-team players.The Brazilian, now regarded as one of the finest players of his generation, completed a switch from Deportivo de La Coruna to Barca in 1997, with Sir Bobby Robson – the then manager – at the heart of the high-profi
  
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