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President Yoon says martial law to be lifted in South Korea after protests

<p>Rachel Reeves refused to rule out more tax rises </p>
UK Politics

Labour tax U-turn? Reeves refuses to rule out more rises

<p>Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Kingston after their wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in 2019</p>
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Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella’s husband, ‘took life after reaction to medication’

<p>Keir Starmer and Kyriakos Mitsotakis are meeting today in London </p>
Thimios Tzallas

Could this be the key to the UK returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece?

<p>Expert warns the new measures are part of an wider pattern which sees the Taliban taking ‘more and more from women’ and further restricting their lives</p>
South Asia

Taliban bans women from training as midwives

LiveNews

BBC pulls MasterChef Christmas special as fresh claims of on-set humiliation emerge

<p>Alana Armstrong was thrown from the back of an e-bike (Derbyshire Police/PA)</p>
Crime

Murder arrest after mother knocked off e-bike in hit-and-run

<p>Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi in action at Selhurst Park on Saturday </p>
Football

Guehi warned by FA over three-word message on rainbow armband

<p>Callum Tole stabbed grandfather Ronnie Fraser in the heart in 2012</p>
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Killer who boasted ‘I’ll be 45 when I get out’ dies in prison aged 42

LiveHome News

Queen Camilla reveals battle with pneumonia as royals host Qatar emir

    <p>If Trump does force Starmer to choose between prioritising trade with the US or that with the EU, the prime minister is bound to choose the EU</p>
    John Rentoul

    Starmer thinks he doesn’t need to choose between the US and the EU?

    LiveEurope

    Putin’s forces in cruise missile drills as Zelensky announces test of Kyiv-made missile

    <p>Fast fashion giant Shein is looking to list in London </p>
    Voices

    Shein wouldn’t be the first controversial company to list in London

    <p>Donald Trump during a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in September </p>
    UK Politics

    Trump warned over Ukraine deal that would see Putin ‘high-five’ Iran

    Video

    Grandfather uses takeaway bag to fight off £18,000 Rolex robbers

    <p>Growing the almonds needed to make a single glass of ‘mylk’ takes 130 pints of water – more than a morning shower</p>
    Voices

    Becoming a vegan doesn’t mean you’re green – trust me

    <p>The fake sites use the company’s branding</p>
    Business

    Fake Nobull sportswear sites top Google searches

    <p>Jaguar is alive! </p>
    Sean O’Grady

    Jaguar’s ‘woke’ rebrand is an unalloyed success

    <p>Kate Winslet admits an old acting teacher told her to ‘settle for the fat girl parts’ </p>
    Lifestyle

    Kate Winslet hopes ‘appalling’ reporter comment ‘haunts them’

    <p>Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives </p>
    UK Politics

    Welsh Conservative leader resigns following no confidence vote

    <p>Trump Debt</p>
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    Labour considers political donation cap amid fears Musk backs Reform

    <p>Find the best tech, home and beauty deals at bargain prices in the post-Black Friday sales </p>
    LiveCyber Monday

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    <p>Destroyed buildings in the village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon</p>
    Middle East

    Israel threatens to go deeper into Lebanon if Hezbollah truce fails

    <p> “Now is the time to get protected” against winter illness, health experts say </p>
    Health

    ‘Quad-demic’ warning: How to protect yourself against winter illnesses

    Metropolitan Police officer Ruby Begum is accused of failing to disclose her links to a Jihadi woman living inside a so-called Islamic State caliphate in Syria (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
    Crime

    Senior Met Police officer charged with attempted rape

    <p>The hole on the housing estate (Merthyr Tydfil Council)</p>
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    Residents forced from homes by sinkhole may not return by Christmas

    <p>Garda seal off the scene close to where the schoolgirl was killed </p>
    Crime

    Girl, 8, dies after being stabbed as ‘she tried to save mother’

    <p>Paul Green, known as The Big Fella, arrested at his home in Widnes, Cheshire</p>
    Crime

    Drug gang foiled when smuggler left van to go drinking in Amsterdam

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    Lionesses face Euro 2025 hosts at Bramall Lane - follow live

    <p>Make the most of the festive season with these family-perfect days out around the UK </p>
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    <p>Visitors view the Parthenon marbles at the British Museum</p>
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    Will Keir Starmer return the Elgin marbles?

    <p>Post-Brexit and with the imminent second coming of Donald Trump, things have taken a decided turn for the worse</p>
    The Independent View

    Keir Starmer is stuck between a rock and a hard place over trade

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    The abuse didn’t end when I fled - My ex reported me for paedophilia

    Lifestyle & Culture

    <p>Wallace shared a video on Instagram in which he claimed that complaints were being made by ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ </p>
    Lifestyle

    Don’t worry about Gregg Wallace – he’s eyeing up his next career move

    <p>Depp trouble: Lily-Rose Depp in Robert Eggers’s ‘Nosferatu'</p>
    Reviews

    Nosferatu is the most profoundly frightening horror film in years

    <p>John Torode and Gregg Wallace (BBC/PA)</p>
    Home News

    How much is MasterChef worth to the BBC?

    <p>This 80s christmas homestay could quell all your nostalgia pangs </p>
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    This holiday rental will allow you to step back into an 80s Christmas

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    UK Politics

    Greece claims ‘progress made’ on Elgin Marbles return – but Starmer won’t discuss it

    <p>Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference in July 2023 </p>
    Middle East

    How Bashar al-Assad went from London doctor to a monstrous dictator

    <p>Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Traverse City, Michigan on October 25, 2024</p>
    LiveUS politics

    Trump adviser silent on whether incoming president will pardon himself

    <p>First-time buyers may have to choose properties they don’t want or face unfair fines</p>
    Home News

    Warning over Lifetime ISAs as savers risk being fined or ‘frozen out’

    <p>Sara Sharif died aged 10 (Handout/PA)</p>
    Crime

    Jury in Sara Sharif murder trial retires to deliberate verdicts

    <p>The Post Office has warned people to send mail early as it enters its busiest period</p>
    Home News

    Post Office issues Christmas warning as its busiest day approaches

    <p>East Yorkshire announced that the Cairngorm Reindeer will not be part of this year’s Beverley Festival of Christmas</p>
    Home News

    Christmas market cancels reindeer show over disease concerns

    <p>Arla Foods says the product it is testing is entirely safe and does not filter through to humans </p>
    Home News

    What is Bovaer, the cow food additive prompting supermarket boycotts?

    <p>Debbie Nelson was the author of ‘My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem’s Mother’</p>
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    Debbie Nelson death: Eminem’s mother dies at 69

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    UK

    Stolen pie van belonging to Michelin-starred chef found abandoned

    <p>Representative. A baby sea turtle heads towards ocean waters at Punta Chame beach in Panama on 16 November 2024</p>
    Southeast Asia

    Three dead and dozens ill after eating endangered sea turtle

    <p>Harry Potter with the Sword of Gryffindor in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</p>
    Japan

    Harry Potter theme park recalls sword replicas for breaking weapon law

    <p>Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’, Harrison Ford in ‘Temple of Doom’ and Brad Pitt in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'</p>
    Features

    The 19 most offensive movies ever made

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    <p>Harry Potter with the Sword of Gryffindor in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</p>
    Japan

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    <p>Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’, Harrison Ford in ‘Temple of Doom’ and Brad Pitt in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'</p>
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    Do not be deceived. Jacob Rees-Mogg is a nasty, dangerous man

    Whatever ‘Meet the Rees-Moggs’ might put on screen, no politician in modern times has put such effort into being so performatively, cruelly and provocatively out of touch as this self-made anachronism, writes Sean O’Grady

    In Focus

    Do not be deceived. Jacob Rees-Mogg is a nasty, dangerous man

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    Whatever ‘Meet the Rees-Moggs’ might put on screen, no politician in modern times has put such effort into being so performatively, cruelly and provocatively out of touch as this self-made anachronism, writes Sean O’Grady

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    <p>Jacob Bethell is England’s next great hope in the Test cricket arena </p>
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    England have found a new Test star – but are gambling with his career

    <p>Louise Haigh has become the first minister to quit Keir Starmer’s government after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence</p>
    Opinion

    Starmer hopes a reset will get his government back on track. Will it?

    <p>Louise Haigh has become the first minister to quit Keir Starmer’s government after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence</p>
    Opinion

    Starmer hopes a reset will get his government back on track. Will it?

    <p>This month, more than 40 per cent of 23andMe’s workforce was made redundant</p>
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    23andMe is in trouble. Which might mean your data is, too

    <p>Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in ‘When Harry Met Sally’ </p>
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    Brexit hits UK food exports by £3bn as Starmer urged to strike deal with Brussels

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    Children of Brit soldiers in Kenya are tracing their fathers

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    <p>Workers adjust floating booms while wet harvesting cranberries at Rocky Meadow Bog, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024</p>
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    Millions will eat cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving

    <p>Protesters march against the government of President Gustavo Petro, in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, November 23, 2024</p>
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    Colombia responds to UK visa restrictions with warning

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    <p>Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s dress </p>
    Lifestyle

    How Kim Kardashian’s attempt to honour Marilyn Monroe went wrong

    Lifestyle

    The best European cruise holiday destinations

    Culture

    <p>Depp trouble: Lily-Rose Depp in Robert Eggers’s ‘Nosferatu'</p>
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    Nosferatu is the most profoundly frightening horror film in years

    <p>Lost at sea: Auliʻi Cravalho voices the titular seafarer in ‘Moana 2’</p>
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    Moana 2 needed better songs (which may be good news for parents)

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    Books

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    Meet the Rees-Moggs is toothless, vapid, and not very fair on the kids

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    Sean Penn blasts the Oscars over ‘extraordinary cowardice’

    <p>Debbie Nelson was the author of ‘My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem’s Mother’</p>
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    Debbie Nelson death: Eminem’s mother dies at 69

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    Kendrick Lamar to co-headline 2025 tour with mega R&B star

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    <p>NBC 4 Washington thanked viewers for their concern </p>
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    NBC anchor stepping down to ‘focus on health’ after concerning viewers

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    Robbie Williams shares biopic scene he finds most ‘difficult’ to watch

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    Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick breaks down on This Morning after message

    <p>NBC 4 Washington thanked viewers for their concern </p>
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    NBC anchor stepping down to ‘focus on health’ after concerning viewers

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    Robbie Williams shares biopic scene he finds most ‘difficult’ to watch

    Lifestyle

    <p>Overwhelming children with too many gifts can create a cycle of anticipation and letdown, similar to a sugar rush</p>
    In Focus

    Is it mean to insist my kids have one present each this Christmas?

    Scaling back on Christmas presents isn’t a bad thing, but is it going to send shockwaves into the heart of my family Christmas, asks Charlotte Cripps – and backfire on me disastrously?

    <p>Discarded second-hand clothing is blighting Ghana </p>
    Lifestyle

    Why you need to stop buying clothes

    <p>‘When we are exploring the possibilities of how we might connect, sexually, and romantically, it can often be a complex, ongoing navigation towards finding common ground’ </p>
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    <p>A British tradition that doesn’t have to weigh heavy – with a few tweaks, indulgence meets balance</p>
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    <p>Kate Winslet admits an old acting teacher told her to ‘settle for the fat girl parts’ </p>
    Lifestyle

    Kate Winslet hopes ‘appalling’ reporter comment ‘haunts them’

    ‘Titanic’ star was the subject of ‘horrific’ scrutiny around the release of James Cameron’s blockbuster film

    Lifestyle

    Kate Winslet hopes ‘appalling’ reporter comment ‘haunts them’

    ‘Titanic’ star was the subject of ‘horrific’ scrutiny around the release of James Cameron’s blockbuster film

    <p>Kate Winslet admits an old acting teacher told her to ‘settle for the fat girl parts’ </p>
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    <p>Scottie Pippen and Elon Musk</p>
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    NBA legend roasted after asking bizarre Elon Musk question

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    Maura Higgins makes rare statement on her relationship status

    Lifestyle

    James May praises Jaguar after advert controversy

    ‘The internet was once an illicit porthole into someone else’s life, rather than a proud declaration of their existence that might stoke enough engagement to get a sponsorship deal'
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    <p>From glittering baubles to retro ornaments, these buys are bursting with festive spirit </p>
    Christmas

    Best Christmas decorations 2024, tried and tested

    Bring the holiday magic into your home with these festive buys

    Christmas

    Best Christmas decorations 2024, tried and tested

    Bring the holiday magic into your home with these festive buys

    <p>From glittering baubles to retro ornaments, these buys are bursting with festive spirit </p>
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    Household Appliances

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    <p>Lindsay Lohan in Our Little Secret on Netflix</p>
    Television

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    <p>Electric blankets are significantly more affordable than turning on the heating</p>
    Bedroom

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    <p>From small and quiet to big and mighty, we put these damp-busters to the test</p>
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    <p>From small and quiet to big and mighty, we put these damp-busters to the test</p>
    Household Appliances

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    <p>From small stocking fillers to grand gestures, find all your gifting inspiration here </p>
    Gifts

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    Fitness & Wellbeing

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    Fitness and wellbeing

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    <p>Could this viral treadmill routine replace my go-to walking workout?</p>
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    Is the 12-3-30 trend better than walking 10,000 steps? I tried both

    <p>I took these supplements for a month to see if they were really worth the hype</p>
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    <p>From budget buys to salon-quality finishes, we’ve got you covered </p>
    Beauty

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    <p>From the rich cream to the face oil, here I review the skincare line </p>
    Skincare

    Is Augustinus Bader worth it? I tried its hero products to find out

    <p>We take your sleep seriously and have tried and tested the very best mattresses </p>
    Mattresses

    Best mattress 2024: Memory foam, pocket-sprung and hybrids reviewed

    Looking for a new mattress? Our experts have tried and tested the best UK mattresses for back, side and front sleepers from Simba, Emma, Dormeo and more top brands

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    <p>While babies ought to sleep on a firm surface, children should have something with a bit more give </p>
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    <p>A group of lucky volunteer testers signed up to help us find the best toys for Christmas 2024</p>
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    Best kids’ toys for Christmas 2024, tried and tested

    For smiles all round on Christmas morning, you can’t go wrong with these tried-and-tested toys

    Toys & Activities

    Best kids’ toys for Christmas 2024, tried and tested

    For smiles all round on Christmas morning, you can’t go wrong with these tried-and-tested toys

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    <p>Sales of wood burners are on the rise across the UK</p>
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