Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...
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Nearly a quarter of people ‘have already booked overseas holidays for 2025’
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Few revelations but a fond trip down memory lane in new ‘Sir Alex’ documentary
The highs, lows and heartbreaks before and during his time at United are chronicled in a new two-part BBC series titled ‘Sir ...
Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports
A Whitehall source told The Times the government was bracing itself for possible school closures - although a spokesperson ...
Proportion of Londoners buying homes outside capital drops – study
First-time buyers were estimated to make up about a third of Londoners buying a home elsewhere, according to property firm ...
Government’s pledge to ban trail hunting in spotlight as Boxing Day hunts meet
Anti-hunt campaigners are calling for ministers to set out a timetable for change but the Countryside Alliance says it is ...
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Twenty big cats die after contracting bird flu at Washington State animal sanctuary
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Train reliability hits the buffers as annual cancellations exceed 360,000
More than 360,000 train services across Britain were fully or part-cancelled in the past year as reliability is at a joint ...
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The one question we should be asking about the Blake Lively row
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Gavin and Stacey star says there is one secret in the show that will ‘never’ be revealed
Gavin & Stacey fans have been left disappointed after they waited six years for clarity on one of the show’s biggest ...
Trump shares Christmas message as Denmark responds to Greenland threats by boosting defense: Live
Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish defense minister, told the paper Jyllands-Posten Tuesday that the country plans to spend a ...
Trump trolls Canada in Christmas message by claiming ex-hockey star Wayne Gretzky should be PM – or governor
President-elect says hockey great ‘had no interest, but I think the people of Canada should start a DRAFT WAYNE GRETZKY ...