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Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:01:08 +0000
State pensioners handed free £884 payments from DWP before Decembers ends
The DWP will be handing state pensioners a one-off payment of £884 before Christmas - here's everything you need to know about the bonus payment and when you can expect it

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:16:02 +0000
King Charles jokes 'I'm still alive' as he channels Putin after dictator's 'death rumours'
King Charles and Vladimir Putin couldn't be less alike, but the King did channel a little bit of Mad Vlad's language as the pair addressed their health battles during recent appearances

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:16:30 +0000
Harrowing moment Christmas market 'terror suspect' is surrounded after '11 left dead'
Footage from Magdeburg, Germany, shows cops circling a suspect following a 'mass casualty event' in Magdeburg, Germany, where a car ploughed into people at a Christmas market

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:28:25 +0000
New US ambassador called Donald Trump 'a little short of a racist' and 'danger to world'
Lord Mandelson, also known as The Prince of Darkness, also said US President-elect Donald Trump will 'never be viewed by people in Britain as a true embodiment of or spokesman for our values'

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:41:25 +0000
Money guru says Brits can save hundreds at Christmas with one very simple trick
Aatif Malik, director at firm Tax Accountant, thinks people can save up to half price on Christmas if they just wait and celebrate it a few days later when discounts are on offer

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:08:42 +0000
Wrestling legend Rey Misterio Sr dies just weeks after family tragedy involving WWE star
Rey Misterio Sr, the uncle to current WWE great Rey Mysterio Jr and great uncle to his son Dominik, has died at the age of 66 just weeks on from another family tragedy

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:21:09 +0000
Magdeburg Christmas market: '11 dead' and 68 hurt as car hits crowds in 'probable assassination'
At least 11 people have died and over 68 people were injured after a car drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany in a possible 'assasination attempt'

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:37:34 +0000
Woman forced to swallow wedding ring before jealous husband beat her to death
An inquest has found that two separate police forces both failed a mum-of-five who was beaten to death in her home - Lucy-Anne Rushton was brutally murdered in 2019

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:27:08 +0000
Cannibal child killer on Death Row gets worst 45th birthday gift ever – execution
Kevin Ray Underwood terrorised a little girl before brutally murdering her – he was executed in Oklahoma this week and spoke a few chilling words before he died

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:59:16 +0000
Hidden camera found filming hundreds of nude girls at school in horror discovery
A 15-year-old male has been arrested and charged after a girl in a school discovered a camera hidden in a toilet roll holder - the girl's mum said she was left 'traumatised'

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:33:06 +0000
TUI holidaymakers' snowless Lapland trip has family fuming at Scrooge bosses
A couple have been left devastated after they blew their 'life savings' on a Christmas get away to Lapland that was ruined after a lack of snow in the weather forecast

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:02:55 +0000
'I was flown home after escaping ISIS blast but the bad news came when I got back'
A Royal Marine serving on the front line did not realise he had an incurable cancer until he was injured in an ISIS attack and sent back for testing where an MRI revealed a tumour

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:41:46 +0000
Symptoms of deadly bird flu you need to watch out for as state of emergency declared
California announces a state of emergency after an outbreak of bird flu, H5N1 is primarily spread amongst wild birds and poultry on farms – but is now being seen in humans

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:03:16 +0000
UK drivers with MOT booked warned of changes coming from December 23
The DVSA has confirmed the Christmas opening hours for practical driving tests and vehicle test stations, as well as for theory tests, which will affect several driver

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:40:11 +0000
Man who designs breathalysers banned for drink driving then lists drinks he sunk
In an ironic turn of events the man who helped design breathalysers has been banned for drink driving, he pleaded guilty to the offence and said: 'I misjudged how much I'd drunk'

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:16:53 +0000
Woman sexually abused by brother reveals mum's sickening 8-words as she stood by him
Shavoughne Firth, now 27, waived her legal right to anonymity to share the story of how she was sexually abused from the age of five by her sibling and made an emotional statement in court

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:55:34 +0000
Trump says 'if there is going to be a shutdown of government – let it begin now'
It comes after the president-elect, 78, saw his revamped spending proposal dubbed 'laughable' and outvoted in the House of Representatives by a crushing margin on Thursday (December 19)

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:46:20 +0000
Stonehenge mystery solved by scientists who claim it's all to do with 'alien rocks'
After years of research, scientists have released a new theory on the origins of the 5,000 year old Stonehenge including where the stones came from and what they mean

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:16:58 +0000
Luigi Mangione set to become prison pals with P Diddy who he shares lawyer with
Federal officials transferred Luigi Mangione to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn following his arraignment on federal murder charges that carry a potential death penalty

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:01:29 +0000
Man won £17m on lottery before blowing it but managed to recoup £1.1m in lawsuit
Sherif Girgis was a struggling part-time cinema worker when he scooped the £17million jackpot in Australia back in 2007, he splurged on luxuries at the advice of someone who he then sued

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:40:54 +0000
Posh market town residents lose battle against Greggs opening but 'threaten boycott'
More than 1,000 people in Swaffham, Norfolk, signed a petition and locals threatened a boycott after the chain submitted plans to move into a vacant unit

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:10:24 +0000
'Bigfoot' dragged into US drone theories as WW3 fears and conspiracies swirl
New Jersey senator Jon Bramnick compared the mysterious drones spotted in the United States to 'Bigfoot' in a statement where he blasted federal government for not taking them seriously

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:34:57 +0000
Mystery explosions rock homes near Putin's Arctic military bases as blast lights up sky
Locals close to a secret Arctic base owned by Vladimir Putin which stores several weapons and a war aircraft reported of explosions which rocked their homes during a nationwide conference

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:29:56 +0000
Airport brawl sees staff batter passenger with wet floor signs and rip out dreadlocks
American Airlines check-in area saw an ugly fight with a flurry of punches and slaps and left onlookers shocked before those involved armed themselves with airport furniture

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000
We tried to find the best Guinness alternative to navigate the drought this Christmas
We hope our horrifically un-scientific test will offer a foggy indicating of the best tasting stouts for you to hunt down in the boozer or the supermarket in lieu of Guinness

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