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• Labour accuses Tories of hypocrisy over Boxing Day rail shutdown

  25-12-2016 23:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Holiday train services at a standstill despite Conservative criticism when in opposition, says shadow transport secretary
  Travellers visiting relatives or hitting the Boxing Day sales will face a standstill on the railways due to inaction by the government, Labour said. The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, accused the Tories of hypocrisy for attacking Labour over the issue while in opposition but not taking action in office. Continue reading...
  
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• Blubber on the bonnet: seal leaves a dent in Tasmanian town

  25-12-2016 23:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Launceston police were sent on a wild chase on Boxing Day morning after a large seal wandered through suburban streets, vandalising property and evading capture Continue reading...
  
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• Fake news story prompts Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel - The Guardian

  25-12-2016 23:35 via theguardian.com
  
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  A fake news story has touched off a Twitter confrontation between nuclear powers Pakistan and Israel. The exchange took place following the publication of a fake story headlined “Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any ...
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• Major quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas Day - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  SANTIAGO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region. The quake ...
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• Ronald Koeman: Steve Walsh has Everton set up for transfer window

  25-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Walsh arrived at Goodison as director of football in the summer
  • Koeman likely to strengthen in January with key players missingRonald Koeman believes Everton are better equipped for the January transfer window than last summer thanks to Steve Walsh’s work as director of football and his own assessment of the squad.Everton endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market when, despite landing Idrissa Gueye, Yannick Bolasie, Ashley Williams and Maarten Stekelenburg, they wer
  
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• Pep Guardiola denies interest in signing Virgil van Dijk for Manchester City

  25-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Manager insists he is happy with central defenders in City squad
  • Sidelined John Stones ‘will improve’, says GuardiolaPep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City will be in the market for a centre-half in January, dismissing in particular reports that he is interested in Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk.“He is not going to come here – it is impossible,” the City manager said. “At this stage I don’t think we will be buying anyone in Janu
  
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• Jürgen Klopp: Christmas programme can make or break Liverpool title bid

  25-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Liverpool manager unhappy with tight scheduling of new year fixtures
  • Klopp says team better prepared for Christmas demands than last yearJürgen Klopp has said he is “ready to fight” through the intensive festive schedule that he believes can shape Liverpool’s challenge for the Premier League.Liverpool lie second in the table, only six points behind the leaders, Chelsea, who visit Anfield at the end of January, and are on a high after a dramatic stoppage-time
  
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• José Mourinho offers sympathy to David Moyes over Manchester United sacking

  25-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Portuguese says Scot’s dismissal at Old Trafford part of a manager’s lot
  • José Mourinho would still have wanted to succeed Sir Alex FergusonJosé Mourinho has said David Moyes’s sacking by Manchester United was the kind of experience all top managers must go through but is clear he would have relished following Sir Alex Ferguson because of the squad that was left behind.Moyes replaced Ferguson in the summer of 2013 but struggled almost instantly and lo
  
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• Arsène Wenger wills Arsenal to pass the stress test against West Brom

  25-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Arsenal’s manager wants his team to rev up their Premier League title drive after defeats by Everton and Manchester CityIn the aftermath of two crushing defeats, the scale of setback that chokes optimism and fuels the flames of critics, finding a bit of calm away from football’s circus is more or less the only cure. Arsène Wenger believes the best place for his players to be to try to salve any wounds, to try to mend confidence, is within their own group. Wenger is not a tradi
  
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• NBA on Christmas Day: Golden State Warriors 108-109 Cleveland Cavaliers – as it happened!

  25-12-2016 23:26 via theguardian.com
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off a fourth quarter comeback to stun the Golden State Warriors in this NBA Finals rematch10.21pm GMTIt looks like Richard Jefferson got away with tripping Kevin Durant on that last possession, expect that to be a topic of discussion for a spell. In any case, it shouldn’t take too much away from what was about as big of a regular season win that a team could possibly have.There’s plenty more basketball going on today, but this will be the end of our Chr
  
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• Manchester City: Citizens Travel to Hull on Boxing Day - Man City Square

  25-12-2016 23:07 via mancitysquare.com
  
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  Hull City's Scottish midfielder Robert Snodgrass (R) vies with Manchester City's Argentinian defender Nicolas Otamendi (L) during the English League Cup quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Hull City at the Etihad Stadium in ...
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• Dozens die in Democratic Republic of Congo as violence spreads amid political instability

  25-12-2016 23:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila’s failure to step down Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 civilians over the weekend, the army and local activists said, the mounting violence stoking concerns over political instability.Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila’s failure to step down at the end of his con
  
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• Len Goodman bids an emotional farewell to Strictly Come Dancing during Christmas special after 12 years - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Len Goodman bids an emotional farewell to Strictly Come Dancing during Christmas special after 12 years
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  He has been the head judge of Strictly Come Dancing since it first aired in 2004. But Len Goodman bid an emotional farewell to the BBC One series on Sunday night, as he handed out his last ever 10 to Frankie Bridge during the bittersweet Christmas special.
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• Monday's national newspaper front pages - Sky News

  25-12-2016 22:32 via news.sky.com
  
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  Sky News takes a look at the stories making a splash on the front pages of Monday's national newspapers. 21:29, UK, Sunday 25 December 2016. Daily Express. The Daily Express leads on the Queen missing a Christmas church service because of ill health.and more »
  
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• Foreign aid contractors that do not deliver value for money to be named and shamed under new plans - Telegraph.co.uk

  25-12-2016 22:31 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Foreign aid contractors that do not deliver value for money to be named and shamed under new plans
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  Foreign aid contractors that make huge profits and spend taxpayers' money on lavish salaries will be named and shamed for the first time under Government plans. Priti Patel, the International Development Secretary, has written to all her department's ...and more »
  
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• Beijing isn't a sentient life form. But on my first day there, I believed it hated me | Benjamin Law

  25-12-2016 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Hey, Beijing!’ I was saying. ‘I’m a guest, all by myself, and I’ve only been here for a few hours. Give me a break!’ There was silence, before Beijing repliedIt’s often been said that hell is the absence of other people, and for most of my life I’ve generally agreed. For more than 30 years now, I’ve basically been a human relay baton, happily passed from a big family (childhood) to friends and flatmates (teens and early 20s), before finally
  
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• Carrie Fisher in 'stable condition' two days after reported heart attack

  25-12-2016 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Star Wars actor has been hospitalized since Friday after going into cardiac arrest while aboard an 11-hour flight from London to Los AngelesActor and writer Carrie Fisher was in “stable condition” on Sunday, two days after reportedly suffering a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles.Fisher’s mother, actor Debbie Reynolds, said the family would update the public with any further developments before thanking fans for their well wishes. Continue reading...
  
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• Do I need to get Snapchat? And would you please explain it to me?

  25-12-2016 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  The app was designed to be impenetrable for the over 30s. If you take the plunge, there are a few things you need to knowThis holiday season, it’s likely you observed teenaged family members posing for selfies with dog ears, flower crowns and other whimsical post-production add-ons. That was Snapchat, a messaging app launched in 2012 that is beloved of teenagers and 20-somethings. Continue reading...
  
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• Carrie Fisher in stable condition, Debbie Reynolds says - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Carrie Fisher in stable condition, Debbie Reynolds says
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  Carrie Fisher is in a stable condition just days after suffering a massive heart attack while on board an 11-hour flight, according to her mother. Her actress mom Debbie Reynolds tweeted news of Fisher's condition on Sunday and said the family would ...
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• Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition'

  25-12-2016 21:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Mahmoud Hussein is being held on charges of disturbing public security and spreading false news, but broadcaster said he was in the country on vacationEgypt confirmed on Sunday that it had arrested an Al-Jazeera news producer, accusing him of “provoking sedition” on behalf of the Qatar-based broadcaster that it considers a mouthpiece of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.Judicial sources said Mahmoud Hussein, who was detained on Friday, was being held on charges of disturbing public secur
  
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• UK Weather set for hottest Christmas Day on record - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  UK Weather set for hottest Christmas Day on record
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  Storm Conor is set to bring strong winds and snowfall as it sweeps in, prompting an end to an 'exceptionally mild' Christmas Day. The mercury rose to 15.1C in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, pushing the record of 15.6C (60F) registered in Devon in 1920.
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• Hats off for the beret! Traditional French headwear becomes haute couture

  25-12-2016 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Stereotypical French peasant hat rebounds from sales slump to sell for upwards of €1,000 in Paris boutiquesCould the Basque beret – which ranks alongside the accordion, baguette and Citroën 2CV as one of the caricatural symbols of France – be making a sartorial comeback?One of France’s last remaining beret-makers, Laulhère, which supplies the traditional headgear to the French army, has opened a boutique on Paris’s rue Faubourg Saint Honoré, a ston
  
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• The Kardashians Show Off Their Christmas Haul — but Look Who Didn't Get a Stocking - PEOPLE.com

  25-12-2016 20:59 via people.com
  
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  The Kardashians Show Off Their Christmas Haul — but Look Who Didn't Get a Stocking
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  It was an extravagant Christmas for the Kardashian-Jenner clan, as Kylie Jenner showed the world through her Snapchat on Sunday morning. The family, who traditionally gather to celebrate Christmas morning at Kris Jenner's home, were all dressed in ...
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• Boxing Day snow and gale warnings issued for Britain

  25-12-2016 20:38
  Festive travellers are being urged to check before setting off on their journeys as Storm Conor threatens to bring blizzards and gusts of up to 90mph. The storm will bring an end to the exceptionally mild weather across the country on Christmas Day, where temperatures hit a high of 15.1C. Alerts for gusts of up to 60mph have been issued in the North and the Northeast, and a snow warning is in place for Scotland, where gusts of up to 90mph have been forecast.
  
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• Queen misses Christmas church service days after falling ill with 'heavy cold' - Express.co.uk

  25-12-2016 20:30 via express.co.uk
  
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  Queen misses Christmas church service days after falling ill with 'heavy cold'
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  THE Queen was too ill to attend the annual Christmas Day church service at Sandringham for the first time today. By Richard Palmer Richard Palmer. PUBLISHED: 09:30, Sun, Dec 25, 2016 | UPDATED: 16:50, Sun, Dec 25, 2016 ...
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• Chile jolted by major 7.6-magnitude earthquake

  25-12-2016 20:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Evacuation order and tsunami watch lifted three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck, allowing 5,000 people to return homeA major 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported. Chile’s national emergency office (Onemi) lifted both the evacuation order and a tsunami watch three hours after the Christmas Day quake struck and told nearly 5,000 people who had been evacuated they could
  
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• The Latest: Russian divers to work all night at crash site - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Russian emergency crews are aiming to work all night searching the Black Sea off Sochi for victims and plane debris after a Russian Tu-154 carrying 92 passengers and crew crashed right after takeoff before dawn. Candles are placed around a photo of the ...
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• Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government's furious reaction to the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution opposing Jewish settlements in occupied territory underscores its fundamental and bitter dispute with the international community about ...
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• Revealed: British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public

  25-12-2016 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Local authorities used Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to follow people, including dog walkers, over five yearsCouncils were given permission to carry out more than 55,000 days of covert surveillance over five years, including spying on people walking dogs, feeding pigeons and fly-tipping, the Guardian can reveal.A mass freedom of information request has found 186 local authorities – two-thirds of the 283 that responded – used the government’s Regulation of Investigatory
  
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• Glass ceiling hard to crack for Lizzie Kelly despite big-race successes

  25-12-2016 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Boxing Day marks the first anniversary of her initial Grade One win but, without her stepfather trainer, Nick Williams, she would be winless this season and without a ride in the King George VI ChaseBoxing Day 2015 was the afternoon when Lizzie Kelly’s riding career took a huge stride forward. Her four-length victory on Tea For Two in the Kauto Star Novice Chase at Kempton Park was the first win ever recorded by a female jockey in a Grade One jumps event in Britain or Ireland, and Kelly&rs
  
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• German city evacuated after discovery of unexploded RAF bomb

  25-12-2016 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents of 32,000 households in Augsburg allowed to return after 1.8-tonne second world war bomb is successfully defusedExplosives experts have defused a large second world war bomb in the German city of Augsburg, clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return and hold their Christmas celebrations at home.City police tweeted that they had “good news at Christmas” just before 7pm local time (18.00 GMT). Before that, they had been unable to say how long residents wou
  
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• Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff. Investigators said they were looking ...
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• MoD made 44 allegations of corruption on defence contracts since 2011

  25-12-2016 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Figures released to parliament by defence minister prompt call for MoD to exclude firms involved in wrongdoing from biddingThe Ministry of Defence has made dozens of allegations of bribery and corruption involving Britain’s multibillion-pound defence budget, prompting warnings that more should be done to tackle the problem.Forty-four allegations have been referred to law enforcement agencies by the Ministry of Defence since 2011, according to figures released to parliament by defence minis
  
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• York Minster bells silent at Christmas for first time in 600 years

  25-12-2016 19:15
  York Minster's bells fell silent on Christmas Day for the first time in more than 600 years after the bell-ringing team was disbanded following a row over the reinstatement of one of their group. Visitors at the cathedral have been warned to expect a silent Christmas period after the Minster's 30-strong ringing group was sacked in October. Ringers had refused to accept the decision not to reinstate a member who had been suspended following a police investigation into allegations of sex offe
  
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• Boxing Day schedule: Premier League fixtures, times, TV channel info - Sports Illustrated

  25-12-2016 19:01 via si.com
  
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  Nearly every English Premier League team will play on Monday as part of the league's traditional Boxing Day slate. The day's fixtures begin with Watford hosting Crystal Palace and conclude with Hull City facing Manchester City. Liverpool and Stoke City ...
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• The top five Manchester United Boxing Day moments including Newcastle thriller - Express.co.uk

  25-12-2016 19:00 via express.co.uk
  
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  The top five Manchester United Boxing Day moments including Newcastle thriller
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  Javier Hernandez scored in stoppage time to extend Manchester United's lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points in 2012. The Mexico international – now at Bayer Leverkusen – stabbed home Michael Carrick's pinpoint cross in stoppage ...and more »
  
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• Far-right protests draining police resources, figures reveal

  25-12-2016 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  South Yorkshire police forced to spend almost £5m since start of 2012 on keeping peace at demonstrationsSouth Yorkshire police have spent nearly £5m on policing far-right protests since the beginning of 2012, figures have shown. Freedom of information requests by the Guardian have revealed that 99.5% of the force’s overall expenditure on protests from the beginning of 2012 to October this year went on policing demonstrations by far-right groups.Continue reading...
  
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• 2016 was the end of the world as we know it. So what's next?

  25-12-2016 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump and Brexit challenged fundamental beliefs, while the Syrian war left many in despair. And there’s more to come in 2017The phrase “turning point” is overused, but future historians are likely to view the year 2016 as exactly that. The standout event was Donald Trump’s surprise victory. The maverick Republican’s defeat of Hillary Clinton produced a shock that reverberated around the world. The billionaire’s White House tenancy begins on 20 January. Many wi
  
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• Storm Conor to bring strong winds and chill Britain on Boxing Day

  25-12-2016 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Met Office issues wind alerts for Scotland and northern England as ‘exceptionally mild’ Christmas Day draws to a closeStorm Conor is set to bring strong winds and snowfall as it sweeps across Britain, bringing an end to an “exceptionally mild” Christmas Day, said the Met Office.The mercury rose to 15.1C (59.2F) in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, nearing the record of 15.6C registered in Devon in 1920. Continue reading...
  
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• Typhoon Nina brings strong winds and heavy rain to Philippines on Christmas

  25-12-2016 18:31 via theguardian.com
  
  The typhoon, known locally as Nock-ten, was packing maximum sustained winds and caused some areas to lose power and communication linesA typhoon slammed into central Philippines late on Sunday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain and cutting off power, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, weather officials and radio reports said.Typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) was packing maximum sustained winds of 185kph (115mph), with gusts up to 255kph when it made landfall over Catanduan
  
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• Talking Horses: the best bets for the Boxing Day races

  25-12-2016 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Cue Card’s revival and Thistlecrack’s emergence make Colin Tizzard’s runners a strong bet for the King George VI Chase, although questions remain about the latter’s ability under pressureThere are late bloomers and then there is Colin Tizzard, who has rocketed to prominence after 20 years as a trainer, thanks to the revival of Cue Card and the emergence of Thistlecrack. On Boxing Day he will saddle 40% of the field for the King George VI Chase and many a punter would love
  
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• London homes without water on Christmas Day after pump breakdown - BBC News

  25-12-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Thousands of households in south-west and west London were without water for several hours on Christmas Day after a problem with a pump. Thames Water apologised to customers in the TW and W postcode areas who were affected by the problem with ...
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• The Sam Allardyce Algorithm may be new to Crystal Palace but it succeeds

  25-12-2016 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Winter sunshine breaks and cryotherapy will soon become part of life at Selhurst Park – and Allardyce’s methods work for clubs in Palace’s predicamentCrystal Palace’s players probably regard homework as a safely distant schoolday memory or, if they have children, something to assist with sporadically. For Scott Dann and company though, change is almost certainly in the south London air.One of the first things Sam Allardyce did on taking charge at Sunderland was to begin f
  
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• Hull v Manchester City Preview - Betting.betfair

  25-12-2016 17:15 via betting.betfair.com
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  Nolito has been in and out of the City team this season, will he start on Boxing Day? Freefalling Hull City have hit the bottom of the Premier League and it's very hard to foresee a defeat of the visitors on Boxing Day. Joe Dyer assesses the Betfair ...
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• Experts call for official guidelines on child screen use

  25-12-2016 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Educationalists, psychologists and authors also call for a minister for children to try to address ‘toxic’ nature of childhood
  A group of leading authors, educationalists and child-development experts is calling on the government to introduce national guidelines on the use of screens, amid concern about the impact on children’s physical and mental health.It is one of a series of measures outlined in a letter to the Guardian, highlighting what it describes as the increasingly &l
  
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• Brexit boom 2017: Business leaders optimistic about economic prospects next year

  25-12-2016 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITISH bosses are expecting 2017 to be a boom year following the vote to leave the EU, it was revealed.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth misses Christmas church service due to 'heavy cold'

  25-12-2016 16:44
  By Philip Noble SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth, 90, missed a traditional Christmas church service on Sunday for the first time in decades due to a heavy cold, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, and her husband Prince Philip, 95, both suffering what the Palace described as heavy colds this week, delayed the journey to their Sandringham country residence in eastern England by a day, travelling there by helicopter on Thursda
  
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• The Queen to pay tribute to unsung heroes in Christmas message - Daily Mail

  25-12-2016 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Queen has paid tribute to those who inspire the nation by saving lives, winning sporting medals or impressing through quiet dedication, in her annual Christmas message. Looking back on a year that has seen momentous change with the Brexit vote and ...
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• Queen Elizabeth emphasizes 'small acts of goodness' in Christmas day message

  25-12-2016 16:14
  Queen Elizabeth focused on what she called the value of doing small things with great love in her annual Christmas message on Sunday, reflecting on inspirational examples of "ordinary people doing extraordinary things." Elizabeth celebrated her 90th birthday in 2016 and marked the year with a series of special events across Britain and the Commonwealth. "On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we im
  
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• Queen's Christmas message praises nation's 'unsung heroes'

  25-12-2016 16:11
  The Queen has said in her annual Christmas message that she draws strength from unsung heroes, celebrating "ordinary people doing extraordinary things". The message was recorded well in advance, before the monarch fell ill with a heavy cold that has forced her to miss the Christmas Day service for the first time in decades. The Queen paid tribute to those who win medals, highlighting the success of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, against the backdrop of footage showing a Buckingham Palace recep
  
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