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• MARK ALMOND: Burning Christmas tree fills Syrian Christians with fear of what's to come

  26-12-2024 01:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Is this Christmas a time of fragile hope for the war-torn Middle East? Or could the abrupt end to Syria 's brutal civil war, raging since 2011, be paving the way for fresh tensions and new divisions?
  
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• Arsenal ‘monitoring’ £50m Premier League star ahead of January transfer window

  26-12-2024 14:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is thought to be a big fan of Wolves star Matheus Cunha (Picture: Getty)Arsenal are ‘monitoring’ Wolves star Matheus Cunha ahead of the January transfer window, according to reports.Cunha has performed very well in the Premier League this season, conjuring up nine goals and three assists across 17 top-flight games.The Gunners ae long-term admirers of Cunha and have been ‘impressed by his performances’ this term, The Athletic reported on Boxing Day.Arsenal ar
  
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• Travel company launches major holiday sale with week-long getaways for just £28

  26-12-2024 14:18 via metro.co.uk
  
  You can book a getaway to Djerba from just £28pp (Picture: Getty Images)In need of a cheeky holiday after the chaos of the festive period?If so, Christmas has come all over again, because you can now secure an all-inclusive four-star getaway from just £28 per person, per night.The UK’s largest online travel agent, loveholidays, has launched its 2025 holiday packages and some of them are absolute steals! From Malta to Turkey for seven nights, or Rhodes to Gran Canaria – y
  
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• Map shows where snow will fall in the UK over New Year’s Eve

  26-12-2024 14:16 via metro.co.uk
  
  Parts of the UK will see snow over New Years’ Eve (Picture: AFP)Brits are bracing for a sharp drop in temperatures as snow is set to hit parts of the UK within days, bringing a bone-chilling -2°C New Year’s Eve for some.According to the Met Office, the first snowflakes of the season will fall over northern Scotland on Monday, December 30, starting around 6 p.m. The snowfall is expected to intensify as the evening progresses, accompanied by hailstorms battering the region.By midn
  
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• ‘Why not?’ – Martin Keown tips surprise Arsenal star to replace injured Bukayo Saka

  26-12-2024 14:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with Martin Keown (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown believes that Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri is ready to fill the void left by Bukayo Saka on the right wing following his hamstring injury.Saka has been the driving attacking force in Mikel Arteta’s side this season, notching up five goals and 10 assists in the Premier League already.However, the Gunners were dealt a huge blow just before Christmas when the 23-year-old was forced off in the early stages of their
  
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• Mystery ‘winter wonderland’ phenomenon spotted 140,000,000 miles from Earth

  26-12-2024 14:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A Martian scene showing layers of ice hugging the hilltops (Picture: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/SWNS)A ‘winter wonderland’ is shown in a deeply mysterious place 140 million miles from Christmas — the surface of Mars.  At first glance, the spellbinding pictures show a snowy wilderness in the Australe Scopuli region, close to the Red Planet’s south pole.  The icy slopes have tight bends and smooth descents, but any future space traveller donning skis will need to nav
  
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• What shops are open Boxing Day? B&M, Boots and Primark’s opening hours

  26-12-2024 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  Looking to spend some Christmas cash this Boxing Day? Here’s when stores are open (Picture: Getty)
  For some, the joy of being done with Christmas Day itself is the thought of wiling away the hours doing… nothing.
  Whether it’s tuning into some cracking TV – like the Boxing Day Masked Singer special – or just getting inventive with your leftovers, it’s a time to relax for many.
  But some might have an influx of Christmas cash, and with a simple tip for shopping
  
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• The little-known McDonald’s restaurant with off-menu items and free food for customers

  26-12-2024 13:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageThere are more than 1,400 McDonald’s restaurants across the UK, which serve all the usual fast food fare – from McNuggets to cheeseburgers and milkshakes.But there’s only one that serves items which aren’t available to the general public, ahead of their launch on the menu. And what’s even better is that all of the food in the
  
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• Britney Spears celebrates ‘best Christmas of my life’ reunited with son after 2 years

  26-12-2024 13:37 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageBritney Spears shared an emotional milestone with her fans this holiday season: reuniting with her youngest son, Jayden.
  The 43-year-old pop icon took to Instagram to share a video commemorating the reunion.
  This Christmas marked a significant moment for Spears, as it was the first time in two years she spent time with her son.
  Jayden, now 18, and his older br
  
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• Two women found stabbed to death in house on Christmas Day with man arrested

  26-12-2024 13:34 via metro.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Santa Cruz Avenue in Milton Keynes last night (Picture: Google)
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of a double murder after two women were stabbed to death on Christmas day.Officers were first called to a block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley around 6.30pm yesterday.Police said a 38-year-old woman and a 24-year-old woman, both died at the scene.A teenage boy and a man aged in his late-twenties were also injured in the incident and were taken to hospital wit
  
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• Anyone you kiss this Christmas with a beard could cause 'painful' condition

  26-12-2024 13:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There's a chance you could walk away with an infection that causes a painful and itchy
  
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• Two women, 24 and 38, stabbed to death at home on Christmas Day as man, 49, arrested

  26-12-2024 13:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two women died at the scene, while the man and teenage boy are in a stable condition in hospital. A dog also injured in the incident was taken to vets but did not survive.
  
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• Reform UK takes over the Tories as the main rival to the Labour Party

  26-12-2024 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has overtaken the Conservatives (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)Reform UK has said it now has more members than the Conservative Party.
  Nigel Farage’s Reform UK announced it has surpassed the Tories.
  The controversial party revealed its own member tracker on social media showing it has reached 1,31690 members this morning.
  The latest known membership figure for the Tories is reportedly 131,680, according to the Telegraph.
  It comes just months after the General El
  
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• Reform UK overtakes the Tories as the main rival to the Labour Party

  26-12-2024 13:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has overtaken the Conservatives (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)Reform UK has said it now has more members than the Conservative Party.
  Nigel Farage’s Reform UK announced it has surpassed the Tories.
  The controversial party revealed its own member tracker on social media showing it has reached 1,31690 members this morning.
  The latest known membership figure for the Tories is reportedly 131,680, according to the Telegraph.Reform UK appears to have gained from the
  
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• Behind the scenes of King's speech - unusual filming method and Charles' emotional reaction

  26-12-2024 13:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A video has been shared, a day after the broadcast showing the King himself being directed and advised where to stand to deliver the message he wants to deliver
  
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• Nigel Farage's awkward Boxing Day hunt video to announce Reform UK has overtaken Tories

  26-12-2024 13:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage filmed an awkward video of himself in a flat cap and holding a beer at a Boxing Day hunt to announce Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party
  
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• We live on Britain's smelliest new-build estate where disgusting poo smell wafts over from massive landfill site that developers claimed would CLOSE before homeowners moved in

  26-12-2024 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the past year, more than 1,000 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the pong that wafts over residents of Newton Leys, in Bletchley, Bedfordshire, up to 'four times a week'.
  
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• Full horror of Azerbaijan Airlines plane's final moments in desperate calls to air traffic control

  26-12-2024 13:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Azerbaijan Airlines crashed landed close to the eastern coastline of the Caspian Sea on Christmas Day with at least 38 people reportedly having been killed in the disaster
  
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• Antony’s agent gives update on Man Utd flop’s future ahead of January transfer window

  26-12-2024 13:06 via metro.co.uk
  
  Antony faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)The agent of Manchester United winger Antony confirmed that multiple clubs are interested in signing the Brazilian but suggested the club have no intention of parting ways in the January transfer window.Antony arrived at United with weighty expectations on his shoulders back in 2022, with the winger following Erik ten Hag from Ajax to Old Trafford in an eye-watering £82million move.But the 24-year-old has so far flattered to
  
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• The heart-breaking mystery after a young man died on ‘paradise’ island

  26-12-2024 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Josh Clayton’s story has been revisited in a new documentary called The Last Party: Death on Tresco(Picture: Discovery + UK)Tresco, to most people, is a dream. Located 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall in the Isles of Scilly, the car-free island boasts crystal clear waters and beautiful beaches. Everything there is owned and managed by the Dorrien-Smith family on behalf of the Duchy of Cornwall. The island, just two miles long and one mile wide, has become synonymous with the rich a
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were tipped 'over the edge' by tense moment at Christmas

  26-12-2024 13:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last spent Christmas with the Royal Family in 2018 and it seems one thing left them 'furious' after the final festive gettogether
  
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• Doctor Who fans blown away by ‘insane’ moment in surprise season two teaser

  26-12-2024 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageDoctor Who fans were treated to the season two teaser trailer at the end of last night’s Christmas special, and one scene dropped everyone’s jaw.On Christmas day, Whovians came out in droves for the explosive Steven Moffat-helmed special, Joy To The World, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as the titular Joy.As the episode ende
  
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• Doctor Who fans blown away by ‘insane’ moment in surprise season 2 teaser

  26-12-2024 12:55 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up NextPrevious PageNext PageDoctor Who fans were treated to the season two teaser trailer at the end of last night’s Christmas special, and one scene dropped everyone’s jaw.On Christmas day, Whovians came out in droves for the explosive Steven Moffat-helmed special, Joy To The World, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as the titular Joy.As the episode ende
  
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• ‘Adored’ mum-of-three, 27, dies in mysterious circumstances

  26-12-2024 12:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been launched for the family of Bethany Wooldridge (Picture: GoFundMe)The ‘heartbroken’ family of a mum-of-three has paid tribute to her ‘beautiful soul’ after she died in unexplained circumstances.
  Former police officer Bethany Wooldridge, 27, was found collapsed at her ‘dream place’ eight days before Christmas.She leaves behind husband Josh Wooldridge and their children Tommy, four, Lylah, seven, and Alyssia, 10.Josh said that the family are &
  
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• Gavin and Stacey breaks its own staggering record and smashes Christmas TV ratings

  26-12-2024 12:48 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gavin and Stacey has smashed its own record with that weep-inducing finale (Picture: BBC)Gavin and Stacey has already broken its own record with last night’s emotional finale.It’s been five years since Ness (Ruth Jones) got down on one knee to propose to Smithy (James Corden) in 2019, with fans desperate to find out what happened next ever since.They finally got their answer last night and 12.3million people tuned in to watch the last ever episode of the BBC comedy, beating its own
  
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• King Charles' Christmas speech shows he has 'made up his mind about Harry and Andrew'

  26-12-2024 12:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In his annual Christmas Day speech, King Charles chose to not mention his estranged son Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle, and his disgraced brother Prince Andrew
  
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• Max George cuddles up with Maisie Smith as he returns home for Christmas

  26-12-2024 12:30 via metro.co.uk
  
  Max George cosied up for a low-key Christmas with Maisie Smith (Picture: Max George/Instagram)Max George reveals it is ‘so good’ to spend Christmas at home with his family after an emergency trip to the hospital days before.The Wanted singer, 36, underwent emergency surgery last week to have a pacemaker fitted after feeling ‘really unwell’ with a low heart rate.He previously called the procedure the ‘best Christmas present’ and confirmed h
  
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• Full list of Boxing Day opening times for major UK shopping centres

  26-12-2024 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Westfield London will no doubt be busy today (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images)There’ll be plenty of shoppers braving the crowds and queues today and tomorrow as the Boxing Day sales get underway.From Westfield and Bluewater to Lakeside and the Metrocentre, major shopping centres up and down the UK will be seeing an influx of shoppers over the next couple of days.But there’s nothing worse than making the journey to a shopping centre only to realise after you’ve arrived th
  
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• I nearly died three times from botched boob jobs - but that didn't stop me going to Turkey for a tummy tuck operation

  26-12-2024 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mum who developed sepsis three times thanks to a trio of botched boob jobs left her family horrified when she went under the knife again - this time to ditch her baby flab.
  
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• AirBnB host admits to seedy act against unsuspecting guests at his holiday rental

  26-12-2024 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matthew Page, 63, appeared before Sydney Downing Centre on Thursday after admitting to setting up and hiding six cameras inside the AirBnB in Newport, on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
  
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