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Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped
Thousands of miles of footpaths that faced being lost forever could now be saved after the government committed to lifting a deadline for all rights [more…]
Undersea power cable suffers outage as Baltic Sea countries on edge over series of disruptions | World News
The possibility that a power cable under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia has been sabotaged is being investigated after it stopped working on [more…]
Chief scout Dwayne Fields says group saved him after shooting
BBC Dwayne Fields was appointed chief scout in September and is one of Today’s guest editors this year People should be allowed more flexibility at [more…]
Woman arrested over Christmas Day village murder
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died at a house in a Staffordshire village on Christmas Day. Staffordshire Police [more…]
How much do you remember about 2024?
How well do you remember the stories and people in the news this year? Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz – [more…]
Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports
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17 flops and fails in culture in 2024
Getty Images Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt starred in The Fall Guy, one of the year’s big movie flops Money, success, power, beauty – it [more…]
Train cancellations top 360,000 for the year as passengers face major disruption
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My boat was metres from the shore when the waves hit
BBC Just as we pulled out from the harbour, our boat lurched and suddenly the jetty next to where we had boarded collapsed into the [more…]
‘Love and hugs’ for Kate and ‘Shift to Reform’
Many of Boxing Day’s front pages feature images of members of the Royal Family after they attended the Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside [more…]
Syrian forces targeted in deadly ambush with Assad loyalists | World News
Syrian officials say 14 of its forces, part of the group which toppled Bashar al Assad’s regime, have died in clashes with supporters of the [more…]
Celebrated Indian author dies at 91
MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary writer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has died at the age of 91. Nair died in a hospital [more…]
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington animal sanctuary
Twenty big cats – including a Bengal tiger and four cougars – have died of bird flu over the past several weeks at an animal [more…]
Manchester City may not qualify for next season’s Champions League, says Pep Guardiola
Guardiola’s side host Everton on Boxing Day, before a trip to Leicester on 29 December and a home match against West Ham on 4 January. [more…]
Gavin & Stacey – The Finale: After 17 years, it’s finally goodbye – but did Smithy say yes to Nessa? | Ents & Arts News
It’s been five years since since we last caught up with Gavin and Stacey, and, more importantly, since Nessa got down on one knee to [more…]
King George VI Chase: Spillane’s Tower, Grey Dawning and Il Est Francais top Kempton field
Irish challenger Spillane’s Tower heads a field of 11 runners declared for the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day (14:30 GMT). [more…]
Sinking of Russian ship was an ‘act of terrorism’, owner claims | World News
The sinking of a Russian cargo ship that was sent to Syria to collect weapons was an “act of terrorism”, the vessel’s owner says. An [more…]
Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique – as 33 killed and hundreds escape | World News
Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique’s capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured. About 1,534 people managed to [more…]
Watch Helen Worth’s final scene as Gail in Coronation Street
Coronation Street’s longstanding character Gail has bid farewell to Weatherfield after 50 years on the cobbles. In her final episode, broadcast on Christmas Day, viewers [more…]
Hundreds flee Maputo jail amid poll protests
More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results, police say. Thirty-three [more…]
