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• Maurizio Sarri concerned by Chelsea’s tendency to fold at first setback

  25-12-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  • Manager says team still struggling to implement his ideas
  • Chelsea set for further talks over Gonzalo Higuaín moveMaurizio Sarri has admitted his Chelsea players are still struggling to implement his ideas as they approach the mid-point of his first season and the team is prone to panic at the first setback.Chelsea have lost three of their last six league matches and remain in the top four only on goal difference going into the Boxing Day game at Watford. Sarri had been alarm
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino calls on Spurs to keep their focus amid title talk

  25-12-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  • Tottenham host Bournemouth and Wolves in coming days
  • ‘What we need to do now is be ready to compete’Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham must focus on their own performances and not be distracted by the possibility of winning a first league title since 1961 despite their 6-2 hammering of Everton on Sunday.Spurs have accumulated more points at this stage than ever before in the Premier League yet still find themselves in third place, six points behind the leaders, Live
  
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• Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira to face Brighton despite yellow card threat

  25-12-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  • Arsenal could lose the midfielder for Liverpool trip
  • Unai Emery ‘very happy’ with Mattéo Guendouzi’s progressLucas Torreira is treading a disciplinary tightrope but Unai Emery says it will not affect his Boxing Day selection at Brighton or the midfielder’s performance.Torreira, who has shone for Arsenal since his summer arrival from Sampdoria, has collected four bookings and, if cautioned against Brighton, he would be suspended for Saturday’s tr
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjær expects flak from former Manchester United players

  25-12-2018 23:29 via theguardian.com
  • ‘Don’t worry, Gary Neville will be hard on me,’ says manager
  • Solskjær faces Huddersfield in first home gameOle Gunnar Solskjær knows he will not be immune to criticism from the wide range of former Manchester United players in the media, even after beating Cardiff 5-1 in his first game since succeeding José Mourinho.Solskjær’s predecessors have frequently been unhappy with pundits such as Gary Neville picking apart United’s per
  
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• Jürgen Klopp urges Liverpool to ‘enjoy the ride’ in race to end title drought

  25-12-2018 23:29 via theguardian.com
  • Klopp says Liverpool should not fear Christmas advantage
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold expected to be fit for NewcastleJürgen Klopp has said Liverpool should “enjoy the ride” of pursuing a first Premier League title since 1990 and not fear the pressure of leading the race at Christmas.Liverpool have a four-point advantage following Manchester City’s surprise home defeat by Crystal Palace and have delivered the club’s best start to a season with 48 points from
  
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• How I fell in love with my wheelchair | Tim Rushby-Smith

  25-12-2018 23:01 via theguardian.com
  Don’t ever call me ‘wheelchair bound’. My wheelchair doesn’t bind me – it liberates meThe wheelchair represents many different things, depending on the beholder’s personal experience. Many is the time I have been acutely aware that my wheelchair makes me the living embodiment of that blue symbol that adorns bathrooms and parking spaces.I hadn’t really given wheelchairs much thought myself, until 13 years ago when I fell from a tree and sustained a spinal
  
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• Birth of endangered baby giraffe brings Christmas joy to Yorkshire zoo

  25-12-2018 22:33
  A Yorkshire zoo has enjoyed an extra special Christmas after the birth of a baby giraffe.The calf, one of the endangered Rothschild's sub-species, was born at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire during the festive period.Describing the birth as a "very special Christmas present", the park's Twitter account announced that the new calf was already up and about.
  
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• Second Guatemalan child dies after being detained by US border agents

  25-12-2018 21:59 via theguardian.com
  Boy, eight, died on Christmas Day in hospital in New MexicoDeath follows that of Jakelin Caal in custody this monthAn eight-year-old Guatemalan boy died in US government custody early on Christmas Day, immigration authorities said, marking the second death of an immigrant child this month after being detained at the border between Mexico and the United States.US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a news release that the boy died in hospital shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Continue re
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 19-year-old woman found dead on Christmas Day

  25-12-2018 21:45
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 19-year-old woman was found dead on Christmas Day.Emergency services were called to a house on London Road in Maidstone, Kent, at 1.18pm and confirmed at the scene that the teenager had died.A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in police custody.
  
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• No room at the inn: migrants' makeshift Christmas celebrations in Tijuana – in pictures

  25-12-2018 20:29 via theguardian.com
  Thousands of migrants, many of whom arrived from Central America as part of ‘caravans’ headed for the US in recent months, find themselves in limbo in the Mexican border city as organizations and churches try to bring some festive cheerContinue reading...
  
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• Boxing day belting: The fight that stirred the racial convictions of the nation

  25-12-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  A heavyweight title fight in Sydney 110 years ago between African American Jack Johnson and Canadian Tommy Burns captured the racism of the timeLate in 1908, the day after Christmas, the African American boxer Jack Johnson finally got his opportunity to fight for the heavyweight title of the world. Until then, this title had been an exclusively white affair. The fight would take place in Sydney, Australia, home to the White Australia policy since 1901.The world champion was the Canadian fighter
  
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• Ben Jennings on festive spirit in Westminster – cartoon

  25-12-2018 19:59 via theguardian.com
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• Zoo celebrates birth of endangered baby giraffe

  25-12-2018 19:20
  The calf was born at Flamingo Land resort just in time for Christmas.
  
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• Peter Pan Cup: Hyde Park swimmers brave the cold for Christmas race

  25-12-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  About 90 people competed in this year's Peter Pan Cup, as bathers around the UK braved chilly waters.
  
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• Hundreds of sexual harassment claims against male police officers

  25-12-2018 19:00
  More than half of British police forces received almost 450 complaints from staff and members of the public about sexual harassment.Hundreds of people have claimed they were sexually harassed by male police officers in the past six years, prompting calls from senior officers for outdated and unacceptable behaviour to be “rooted out”.A Guardian investigation using freedom of information laws has revealed that more than half of British police forces received almost 450 complaints from
  
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• Sky News witnesses dramatic migrant rescue

  25-12-2018 18:50
  Sky News has witnessed the rescue of eight suspected migrants who were trying to cross the Channel overnight in an inflatable dinghy.
  
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• Forty migrants rescued from five boats in English Channel

  25-12-2018 18:43
  Forty people have been rescued in the English Channel after attempting to reach the UK today.Migrants were picked up in five separate incidents in the early hours of the morning, with some attempting to make the crossing in dinghies.All the migrants are now in the UK and have undergone medical assessments before being transferred to immigration officials for interview.
  
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• Man dies following road accident near Perth

  25-12-2018 18:15
  The incident took place on the A9.
  
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• How the welfare state is failing the vulnerable | Letters

  25-12-2018 18:15 via theguardian.com
  A group of rabbis call for action on child poverty – while other readers describe the misery of the benefits system and the homelessness crisisThe report from the National Education Union about the dire state of child poverty in the UK and the devastating impact this is having on school children should shame us all (More children are hungry and cold, teachers’ poll suggests, 17 December). Unfortunately, the report comes as no surprise given the number of previous studies with similar
  
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• How the welfare state is failing the vulnerable

  25-12-2018 18:15
  Food bank Britain: ‘We have known for too long that children are now going to school hungry and without adequate clothing,’ write 21 rabbis.The report from the National Education Union about the dire state of child poverty in the UK and the devastating impact this is having on school children should shame us all (More children are hungry and cold, teachers’ poll suggests, 17 December).
  
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• Tuition fees undid Paddy Ashdown’s achievements

  25-12-2018 18:05
  Paddy Ashdown, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, who died last week.Paddy Ashdown once said when criticising the EU: “When things go wrong good friends should say so.” In the Lib Dem Nottingham spring conference of 1993, the Lib Dem party members voted for free university education and against the introduction of university tuition fees.Paddy Ashdown (Obituary, 24 December) was furious, lost his temper and vowed the conference vote would not stand.
  
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• Children among dozens of migrants rescued crossing Channel

  25-12-2018 18:03 via theguardian.com
  A group of about 40 migrants were picked up by the authorities in five separate incidents on Christmas DayTwo children were among dozens of people rescued trying to cross the Channel in the early hours of Christmas Day.A group of 40 migrants, some of whom said they were from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, were picked up by authorities in five separate incidents over a period of around only seven hours. Continue reading...
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special – live

  25-12-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Welcome to the Strictly special, glitter gang! The lineup is brilliant this year, from Ann Widdecombe to Aston Merrygold ... but who will dance their way to the top?Evening all, I hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas Day. Just in case you need a bit of extra festive sparkle, we’ve opened a blog so you can comment on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special. It’s a great lineup this year, with Caroline Flack, Anita Rani, Jake Wood, Aston Merrygold, Ann Widde
  
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• 'Special relationship': how a century of US presidential visits tells the temperature

  25-12-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  What warmth of British welcomes, from masses feting Wilson on the Mall to seething protests for Trump, indicatesTens of thousands crammed central London’s streets. The roar of cheers was as deafening as the flypast. “We want Wilson,” chanted the crowd, packed tightly beneath a “brilliant mass of flags” stretching from Charing Cross to Buckingham Palace, the Guardian reported at the time.In 100 years of US presidential visits, since Woodrow Wilson became the first Ov
  
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• 'Special relationship': how a century of US presidential visits tells the temperature

  25-12-2018 18:00
  Wilson’s first visit as US president in 1918 was greeted by tens of thousands of cheering people in London.Tens of thousands crammed central London’s streets.“We want Wilson,” chanted the crowd, packed tightly beneath a “brilliant mass of flags” stretching from Charing Cross to Buckingham Palace, the Guardian reported at the time.
  
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• Rise in burglaries sees residents pay for private security

  25-12-2018 17:59
  A rise in burglaries and other crime has prompted an increasing number of residents to pay for their own private security or even patrolling themselves.Sky News has learned the number of burglaries going unsolved in England has jumped by at least 8%.A freedom of information request revealed that over 200,000 cases are closed with "no suspect identified" every year.
  
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• ‘Big thumbs’ blamed after Scottish MP likes risque tweet

  25-12-2018 17:55
  The Secretary of State for Scotland liked a tweet of a sexual nature which raised some eyebrows on Christmas Day.
  
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• Forty migrants make Channel crossings on Christmas Day

  25-12-2018 17:34
  The Home Office said the people involved presented as Iraqi, Iranian and Afghan.
  
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• Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall

  25-12-2018 17:25 via theguardian.com
  ‘I can’t tell you when the government is going to reopen’Funding for quarter of federal programs expired on FridayDonald Trump has marked Christmas Day by insisting the partial shutdown of the federal government will last until his demand for funds to build a wall on the US-Mexico border is met.The US government partially shut down on Saturday, and there is not yet any sign of tangible efforts to reopen agencies closed by a political impasse over Trump’s demand for border
  
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• Forty Migrants Make English Channel Crossings On Christmas Day

  25-12-2018 17:23
  Authorities were called to several incidents which saw 40 migrants including
  
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• Queen jokes about being 'well-occupied' as a grandmother in Christmas message

  25-12-2018 17:19
  The Queen has joked in her Christmas Day message that the events of this year - including a number of royal weddings and births - have kept her "well-occupied".Prince Harry, meanwhile, married Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle, with the pair becoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
  
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• This Ferrero Rocher Sprout Prank Is Pure Evil And You’ve Got To Try It

  25-12-2018 17:05
  Nothing says Christmas like tricking a member of your family into unwittingly
  
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• Bacon-cancer link: head of UN agency at heart of furore defends its work

  25-12-2018 17:00 via theguardian.com
  IARC’s outgoing director attacks vested interests of critics but admits it could have communicated betterThe head of the UN agency that provoked a massive outcry and some ridicule when it declared that bacon, red meat and glyphosate weedkiller caused cancer has defended its work, denying the announcements were mishandled and insisting on its independence.Its outgoing director, Christopher Wild, fiercely defended the decisions and transparency of the International Agency for Research on Can
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn visits homeless centre amid growing concern over crisis

  25-12-2018 16:44
  Labour has pledged to spend £100m a year to help rough sleepers in cold weather.Jeremy Corbyn has paid an unannounced visit to a centre for homeless people in London run by the charity Crisis, where he helped to entertain rough sleepers amid growing concern about the scale of the problem in the UK.A Labour spokesperson confirmed that Corbyn made a “private visit” to a centre in his constituency.
  
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• Queen jokes about being kept 'well-occupied' in her Christmas message

  25-12-2018 16:40
  The Queen has joked in her Christmas Day message that the events of this year - including a number of royal weddings and births - have kept her "well-occupied".Prince Harry, meanwhile, married Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle, with the pair becoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
  
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• Watch the Queen's Christmas message in full

  25-12-2018 16:30
  The broadcast featured footage of 2018's two royal weddings, as well as the moments the couples kissed on the steps of St George's Chapel.
  
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• One seriously injured in road accident as A9 closed in both directions

  25-12-2018 16:29
  Police Scotland said that they expect the road to be closed for ‘some time’.
  
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• The Queen's Christmas message 2018: In full

  25-12-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Her Majesty the Queen reflects on a year of commemorations and celebrations in 2018.
  
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• Queen quips in Christmas broadcast that family kept her ‘well occupied’ in 2018

  25-12-2018 16:14
  The monarch’s year has involved memorable events like the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the birth of Prince Louis.
  
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• The Queen's Christmas message: Monarch calls for those with ‘deeply held differences’ to treat each other with respect in veiled Brexit reference - The Independent

  25-12-2018 16:11 via independent.co.uk
  The Queen's Christmas message: Monarch calls for those with ‘deeply held differences’ to treat each other with respect in veiled Brexit reference  The IndependentRoyal Family attend Sandringham Christmas church service  BBC NewsPrince Philip WON'T attend Royal Family's Christmas service at Sandringham  Mirror OnlineMeghan Markle hugs young fan at Christmas day Sandringham outing  Evening StandardQueen jokes about being kept 'well-occupied' in h
  
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• Full Text of Queen’s Christmas Day Message to the Nation

  25-12-2018 16:10
  The message was recorded in Buckingham Palace’s white drawing room.
  
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• First bitterns breed on Isle of Wight as bird’s bounce-back continues

  25-12-2018 16:08
  RSPB confident that bitterns, once extinct in the UK, have successfully bred at newly restored wetland on the island.
  
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• Less than 25% of hate crime reports on UK railways lead to charges

  25-12-2018 16:00
  British Transport Police said the number of hate crimes reported on its 61016 messaging service was up by 82%.Less than one-quarter of hate crimes reported on Britain’s railway networks since 2015 have resulted in the suspect being charged or summonsed.Two-fifths of crimes reported to British Transport Police (BTP) in the same period did not result in prosecution because the suspect could not be identified, according to figures released under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act.
  
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• From Melania's jacket to Rihanna's eyebrows: the style quiz of 2018

  25-12-2018 16:00 via theguardian.com
  What was banned this year at Helsinki fashion week? And how did Hedi Slimane’s debut at Celine go down? It’s time to check your style credentialsThe theme of the Met Gala this year was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Rihanna went dressed like a pope, Jared Leto went as Jesus and Lena Waithe wore a rainbow-flag cape to highlight the Catholic church’s complicated relationship with the LGBT community. What did Frances McDormand come as? SatanA paganThe baby
  
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• 'I tried to run but the waves swallowed me': three days on from the Indonesia tsunami

  25-12-2018 15:56 via theguardian.com
  As the army searches for survivors and the death toll rises, locals try to come to terms with the devastation and prepare for rebuildingAll 106 of the bodies had been cleared, but signs of Saturday’s party at Java’s Tanjung Lesung beach resort remained.It was in this spot that the pop band Seventeen were playing their music to fans and revellers when Saturday’s tsunami smashed through. Now, crumpled metal stage supports intertwined with broken chairs overlook the Sunda Strait,
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out against hatred and tribalism

  25-12-2018 15:33
  The Most Rev Justin Welby said the world does not stop because it is Christmas.
  
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• Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly DELIGHT fans with Christmas Day message - OK! magazine

  25-12-2018 15:31 via ok.co.uk
  Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly DELIGHT fans with Christmas Day message  OK! magazineWhere did it all go wrong? The truth behind Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong’s marriage breakdown  CelebsNowLisa Armstrong spends Christmas with family as Ant McPartlin celebrates with Anne-Marie  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Santa brings Christmas treats to safari park

  25-12-2018 15:28
  The Barbary macaques unwrapped their presents to find treats.
  
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• Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham spend Christmas APART (and he keeps their pet bulldog Sandy) - Daily Mail

  25-12-2018 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham spend Christmas APART (and he keeps their pet bulldog Sandy)  Daily MailDani Dyer spent Christmas apart from her love Jack Fincham as both parties took to Instagram to give an insight into their separate celebrations on Tuesday.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Migrants stuck in Tijuana dream of US as they celebrate uncertain Christmas

  25-12-2018 15:24 via theguardian.com
  Volunteers try to bring some cheer to Central Americans with traditional food and gifts but fear and anxiety haunt the holiday“For us Christmas means tamales,” said Orbelina Orellana, mixing a cauldron of ingredients with a large wooden ladle. Continue reading...
  
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