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Category Archives: UNITED KINGDOM

‘I drunkenly bought a Santa taller than my house’

Santa that is taller than couple’s house is now a popular attraction and raises money [...]

20
Dec
The Christmas hit written in an hour by unlikely duo who have never even met: The Rat Pack tribute singer and freelance writer behind the anti-Starmer charity song that’s surprise contender for festive number one

The hit Freezing This Christmas was written by a freelance writer and a Frank Sinatra [...]

20
Dec
Man City’s Dias ruled out for ‘three or four weeks’

Manchester City suffer a fresh injury blow as defender Ruben Dias is ruled out for [...]

20
Dec
Major bakery chain to open 40 new stores in 2025: Boss reveals major expansion plans despite High Street revolts over bakery being ‘ultimate sign of gentrification’

The upmarket chain has enjoyed rampant growth over the past three years and is now [...]

20
Dec
Triple killer given whole life sentence for neighbour’s murder

Brian Whitelock was on a life licence from a previous murder when he killed his [...]

20
Dec
China is testing a supersonic jet that’s even faster than the ‘Son of Concorde’ – and it could whizz passengers from London to New York in less than 2 hours

A Beijing-based company called Space Transportation is working on a supersonic jet that’s even faster than [...]

20
Dec
Man detained in Dubai over Google review home for Christmas

Craig Ballentine has landed in Dublin after being detained in the United Arab Emirates since [...]

20
Dec
I’ve been sober for three years but terribly miss drinking at Christmas time. Then I remind myself of the profound idea that’s changed my life: There’s no such thing as ‘just a glass’: CLOVER STROUD

Sometimes I urgently miss drinking. It’s the week before Christmas and a few years ago, [...]

20
Dec
Brothers charged over airport fight with police

Two men have been charged in connection with an incident at Manchester Airport in July. [...]

20
Dec
All the warning signs Biden was ‘senile from day one’ of his presidency: Joe’s catalogue of toe-curling gaffes and calamitous stumbles – as mental decline cover-up scandal deepens

These are President Joe Biden’s stumbles and mistakes that should have been a clue to [...]

20
Dec
Zoe Ball in tears as son crashes final Radio 2 breakfast show

Zoe Ball gets tearful after a surprise message from her son on her last Radio [...]

20
Dec
Mother-of-five made to swallow wedding ring before being brutally murdered by her husband was failed by police, inquest rules

Lucy-Anne Rushton, 30, was murdered by Shaun Dyson in a ‘prolonged attack’ during which he [...]

20
Dec
Frenchman Hadjar gets final F1 seat for 2025

Frenchman Isack Hadjar is promoted to Red Bull’s second team to race alongside Japanese Yuki [...]

20
Dec
Moment public meeting descends into chaos as councillor is branded ‘a Nazi’ during heated row over the green belt

Councillors at the Oldham council meeting debated a motion about the town’s participation in Greater [...]

20
Dec
Boeing 777, 5am alarm & that face-off – Usyk & Fury’s epic rivalry

From champion Oleksandr Usyk’s unwanted 5am wake-ups to Tyson Fury’s short-lived humbleness, BBC Sport previews [...]

20
Dec
Why XL bully ban hasn’t stopped the bloodbath: Victims tell how dogs with ‘death in their eyes’ are STILL mauling children – and why an inbred ancestor called ‘Killer Kimbo’ plus the ‘worst possible dog owners’ are to blame

Nobody thought that a ‘family-friendly’ dog like Hunter would be a danger to baby Arabella. [...]

20
Dec
How to avoid Christmas getaway queues this weekend

Some 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before [...]

20
Dec
Wicked star Ethan Slater’s ex-wife Lilly Jay breaks silence on his romance with Ariana Grande

Ethan Slater’s ex-wife Lilly Jay penned an essay detailing her painful divorce and watching her [...]

20
Dec
Government borrowing lower than expected in November

Public sector borrowing was £11.2bn last month, the lowest November figure since 2021. Source link [...]

20
Dec