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• Center Parcs closure leaves autistic mum of son who survived cancer 'extremely stressed'

  14-09-2022 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gemma Vickerage and her family were due to stay at Center Parcs in Wiltshire from Monday. But the holiday company announced it's shutting its five UK sites for 24 hours from 10am that day, because of the Queen's funeral bank holiday
  
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• Chelsea 1-2 Fulham, Newcastle 3-0 Aston Villa: football clockwatch – live reaction

  26-12-2024 18:29 via theguardian.com
  Live scores | Tables | FixturesGet in touch! You can email Luke hereHapless City were fortunate not to lose that at the end.Savinho has just committed a hilarious mis-kick for City against Everton when apparently attempting a cross. That’s all you need to know. Continue reading...
  
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• Why we should beware a ‘community right to buy’ | Letters

  26-12-2024 18:26 via theguardian.com
  Communities shouldn’t have to buy assets they have already paid for, says Donald Stavert scam and Alan Hall says it mustn’t be used as a cover story for council underfunding. Plus letters from James Powney and Jeremy Cushing“Community right to buy” is the cruellest joke in the political locker (Editorial, 22 December). It’s the biggest scam, where the scammer convinces you that your property, your asset, is worth you saving up your pennies, plus a few fundraising ef
  
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• Family drug and alcohol courts are still running and are a success | Letter

  26-12-2024 18:25 via theguardian.com
  Since they were piloted in 2008, these courts have expanded their reach across England, writes Miranda ParisJane Lawson (Letters, 17 December), extolled the virtues of the late Nicholas Crichton and his implementation of family drug and alcohol courts (FDACs) at Wells Street in London. However, FDACs were not “all destroyed” following the closure of courts like Wells Street. FDACs are still operating to this day. Since they were piloted in 2008, their reach has expanded: there are no
  
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• Russian anti-aircraft system may have caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash, says US official

  26-12-2024 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine official also says crash caused by Russian air defence fire, while Russia plays down involvementRussia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as a US official said there were early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the plane.The assertion comes after a Ukrainian national security official and several sources in Azerbaijan claimed that the crash, which killed 38 people on Christmas Day, was caused by Rus
  
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• Fulham halt Chelsea’s title push after Muniz seals last-gasp comeback win

  26-12-2024 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Perhaps there will be some debate over Fulham’s equalising goal after 81 minutes of this 2-1 west London derby victory for Marco Silva’s team at Stamford Bridge. Certainly Pedro Neto spent a long time prostrate on the turf being tended to by the medical team after being caught by Alex Iwobi’s shoulder as he skated past him far too easily on the Fulham left. Perhaps Neto might be better served trying to tackle with his feet in future.But there was no debate about the winner, whi
  
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• Finland detains Russian ship linked to ‘sabotage’ of key power cable

  26-12-2024 18:15 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Eagle S was spotted in the vicinity of where a power line was cut (Picture: E2W News)Finland has detained a ship linked to Russia which is rumoured to have damaged a key Baltic Sea power cable.Finnish police and border guards boarded the Eagle S around midnight and took over, according to Helsinki Police Chief Jari Liukku.
  It had been travelling through Finland’s exclusive economic zone and taken into Finnish waters.
  The ship is flagged in the Cook Islands but was described by Finnish
  
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• Chelsea v Fulham, Newcastle v Aston Villa and more: football clockwatch – live

  26-12-2024 18:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Live scores | Tables | FixturesGet in touch! You can email Luke hereHapless City were fortunate not to lose that at the end.Savinho has just committed a hilarious mis-kick for City against Everton when apparently attempting a cross. That’s all you need to know. Continue reading...
  
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• Wolves v Manchester United: Premier League – live

  26-12-2024 18:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-off at MolinuexGet in touch! You can email Rob hereThe updated Premier League tableWest Ham’s win at St Mary’s means Man Utd have dropped to 14th before kick off.Man City 1-1 EvertonBournemouth 0-0 Crystal PalaceChelsea 1-2 FulhamNewcastle 3-0 Aston VillaNottm Forest 1-0 TottenhamSouthampton 0-1 West Ham Continue reading...
  
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• Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on van in Gaza

  26-12-2024 18:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Men were asleep in marked press vehicle, say witnesses, as renewed hostage negotiations reach impasseMiddle East crisis – latest updatesFive Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in central Gaza, their employer has said, while Israel has also struck several areas in Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen in air raids.Faisal Abu al-Qumsan, Ayman al-Jadi, Ibrahim al-Sheikh Khalil, Fadi Hassouna and Mohammed al-Lada’a were sleeping in their broadcasting tru
  
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• Middle East crisis live: WHO chief at Yemen airport during Israeli airstrikes; Netanyahu says attack ongoing ‘until we complete the job’

  26-12-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Houthi television reports say three people were killed in Israel’s strikes on Yemen; Israel says airstrikes target military infrastructureAn IDF reservist soldier was killed in fighting in the central Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.The 35-year-old was named as Amit Levi, the Jerusalem Post reported.The Israeli army justifies or excuses this targeting by claiming it is aimed at individuals involved in Palestinian organisations and cells.However, on the ground, these individuals were
  
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• How swamp, olive and brat came to rule 2024

  26-12-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Wherever you look, from the catwalks to FoodTok, one colour has dominated this year. What does our obsession with green say about how we’ve been feeling over the last 12 months?As with many of this year’s big political predictions, the pollsters got it wrong. Pantone declared last December that “peach fuzz” – a honeyed-take on the previous Barbified year – would be the colour of 2024. Instead, this has been the year of green in all its glory.I thought I was be
  
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• Flossing, saving money and eating more donuts: new year resolutions that actually stuck

  26-12-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  What separates a good resolution from a bad one? Guardian readers agree: it has to be something you care aboutFor some, new year resolutions are an opportunity to grow. For others, they’re a pointless exercise in self-flagellation.That might be because they’re hard to keep up. In the US, 44% of new year resolutions last two to three months; only 6% last a year. In the UK, 17% of people give up on their resolution within a month. Continue reading...
  
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• Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner’s relationship after finding love on Outnumbered

  26-12-2024 17:59 via metro.co.uk
  
  Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner have played a married couple since 2007 (Picture: BBC/Hat Trick Productions/Adam Lawrence)Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner played two people who were in love on Outnumbered, but now, they are no longer pretending.Their BBC sitcom characters Sue and Pete Brockman are the slightly stressed parents of Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel Roche) and Karen (Romona Marquez). The semi-improvisational series showcased their way of managing all their unique, differing person
  
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• UK café with ‘phenomenal’ fry-ups named one of world’s most legendary restaurants

  26-12-2024 17:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  This cafe in the UK has made it onto a list of the most legendary restaurants in the world (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)The UK is home to some marvellous places to eat, but you might not think so after looking at a list of the most legendary restaurants in the world.That’s because only one UK eatery made it onto a list of the top 100, and it’s not even really a restaurant, it’s a café.E Pellicci on Bethnal Green Road in London came in at number 83 in the ranki
  
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• ‘We have to try’: Pep Guardiola hoping for January reinforcements at City

  26-12-2024 17:48 via theguardian.com
  ‘Even the players think we have to add’Kyle Walker missed Everton draw with illnessPep Guardiola and the Manchester City board will discuss new signings for the January transfer window this week, the manager said after his team dropped another two points in the 1-1 draw with Everton.The result makes it one win in City’s last 13 matches and several key players are out, such as Rodri for the whole season, Oscar Bobb also for the long term and Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Joh
  
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• Major supermarket slashes prices of Quality Street tubs to just £3 - as canny shoppers warn: 'Be quick!'

  26-12-2024 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One shopper shared the offer on social media, writing that people should 'be quick' if they want to purchase some tubs for themselves, as some people were being 'very selfish' and buying loads.
  
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• Gavin and Stacey called out by Southampton locals for ‘mistake’ in pivotal scenes

  26-12-2024 17:45 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey fans have pointed out a glaring ‘mistake’ in the finale (Picture: BBC One)Although many Gavin and Stacey fans were left in tears during the ‘perfect’ finale, Southampton residents have called out a ‘mistake’ they couldn’t miss.The final episode of the BBC comedy series aired on Christmas Day, with viewers experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions after Smithy (James Corden) finally declared his love for Nessa (Ruth Jones) after her faile
  
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• 17 reported killed in Syrian clashes after attempted arrest of former prison officer

  26-12-2024 17:44 via theguardian.com
  Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitorsMiddle East crisis – live updatesFourteen security personnel from Syria’s new authorities and three armed men were killed in clashes in Tartus province after forces tried to arrest an officer linked to the notorious Sednaya prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The UK-based monitoring group said the clash broke out in Tartus, a stronghold of the o
  
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• Chris Kamara makes an emotional return to football - and reunites with former Soccer Saturday co-host Jeff Stelling - two years after stepping back after speech apraxia diagnosis

  26-12-2024 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old was one of the game's most amusing and beloved personalities during his 20-year tenure in front of the cameras, coining well-known phrases from banter with Stelling
  
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• Incredible images reveal underground bunker hidden in plain sight for 70 years

  26-12-2024 17:31 via metro.co.uk
  
  The bunker needs serious TLC (Picture: mediadrumimages/Rightmove)Images of a bunker that was camouflaged for more than 70 years have been released as it goes up for auction.The shelter was originally built as an observation point for three people in the event of a nuclear attack but has been abandoned for years – until now.It was disguised well with the landscape less than 10 miles away from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.The interior is covered in graffiti, and the paint is peeling of
  
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• Every Gavin and Stacey finale Easter Egg you may have missed including nod to steamy corn-on-the-cob

  26-12-2024 17:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There were lots of memorable moments in the Gavin and Stacey Christmas finale that had viewers reminiscing on previous show highlights
  
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• Boxing Day footfall down on UK high streets despite discounts

  26-12-2024 17:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Data may reflect shift in behaviour influenced by cost of living crisis or front-loading of spendingFewer consumers made the journey to high streets and shopping centres in search of Boxing Day discounts this year.Footfall across UK retailers was down 8.9% as of 3pm on Thursday, compared with Boxing Day in 2023, according to data from MRI Software. Continue reading...
  
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• Russia seeks to play down speculation over Azerbaijan Airlines crash

  26-12-2024 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Kazakhstan also stresses that the cause remains unknown after claims Russian air defence fire led to fatal crashRussia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as sources in Azerbaijan connected to the investigation told Reuters the plane had been brought down by a Russian air defence system.The assertion comes after a Ukrainian national security official claimed that the crash, which killed 38 people on Christmas Day, was caused by Russian a
  
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• Bill Maher's foul-mouthed rant at progressives who shun conservative loved ones over the holidays

  26-12-2024 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bill Maher had some harsh words for progressives who cut off their own conservative family members during the holiday season.
  
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• Martin Roberts shares emotional health update as he refuses to slow down despite warnings from doctors - after horror hospital dash that left him with 'three hours to live'

  26-12-2024 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Homes Under the Hammer presenter, 61, revealed he fears how much longer he has left to live as he battles the ongoing effects of a heart condition.
  
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• JonBenét Ramsey breakthrough on 28th anniversary of her death as father John says crime may finally be solved

  26-12-2024 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Ramsey hopes an upcoming meeting with the new chief of Boulder Police could provide the key to unlocking the mystery of his daughter's brutal murder.
  
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• Exact date UK faces 24cm snow storm with only 'one' part of England spared

  26-12-2024 17:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As much as nine inches will blanket the worst-hit areas, which include the north of England and the Scottish Highlands, as the British Isles are blasted with a healthy helping of snow after bringing in the New Year
  
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• The 'conservative' Harvard? TOM LEONARD reveals why the kids (and cash) of the new Trump elite are going to a school known for booze, not books

  26-12-2024 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lauren Sanchez, who dined at Mar-a-Lago on last Wednesday, could talk to Trump about their common connection - the university where her son, and his granddaughter are both expected to go.
  
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• Baby Driver actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies after fall from moving vehicle

  26-12-2024 17:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Teenage actor died two days after getting hurt in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, as family plans live stream memorial serviceThe teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said.Meek, 16, was hurt on December 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham. He died two days later, according to the Jefferson county coroner’s office. Continue reading...
  
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