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Kate's praise for love of children

THE Princess of Wales will give thanks to all those helping babies and young children \"feel safe, valued and loved\" in a special Christmas message.

Defiant Israel to continue offensive despite tragic killing of three hostages

ISRAEL has vowed to continue with its joint aims of dismantling Hamas while freeing their captives, despite the accidental killing of three hostages by their own troops.

Frantic Friday alert over festive getaway

FAMILIES have been told to beware of \"Frantic Friday\" as 16 million cars, 1,700 roadworks and 275 rail engineering works threaten to bring the great Christmas getaway to a halt.

Rishi channels Maggie in immigration pledge

PM flies into Italy to warn that whole of Europe risks being 'overwhelmed' by the crisis

Lifetime award is 'truly an honour' says King Kenny

FOOTBALL legend Sir Kenny Dalglish is to be given a very special honour this week.

Emotional reunion as missing Alex returns to Britain

BRITISH teenager Alex Batty was expected to be reunited with his grandmother last night, six years after going missing in Spain.

Hunt aims to slash inflation and taxes

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt's slashing \"mission\" is to continue taxes following the 2p cut in National Insurance next month.

HONOURS FOR RUGBY HEROES GIVEN OXEN ULTRA

King awards gongs to teammates whose £9m motor neurone disease campaign moved nation

VAN GRAAN'S DREAM START

|OHANNVAN GRAAN wants his Bath side to \"dream big\" after starting their European campaign with a crushing win at The Rec.

Pope prepared for big step up

OLLIE POPE says he is ready to lead the England Test side in India should Ben Stokes suffer any setback in his recovery.

Adding fuel to the fire

THE oil price may be falling but motorists know from bitter experience that this has little impact on what they pay at the pumps.

Putting a pin in joint pain

IT WAS traumatic for Eileen Moore. \"I was having serious issues with pins and needles in my feet,\" she says - and that's not good for someone who runs La busy upholstery business, often very physical, making curtains, blinds and revamping furniture. But it wasn't that she'd forgotten to put the tools of the trade away, there was something serious going on.

My miracle baby gave me cancer

IT’S AN extra-special Christmas for a mother who survived after her miracle baby gave her cancer.

Malign Putin eyes new Cold War as he plots from Arctic

RUSSIA could use the melting polar ice caps as a short cut for cable-cutting submarines targeting the UK's infrastructure.

Drones in 'near misses' with planes every week

DRONES came within feet of crashing into passenger planes on almost a weekly basis in the UK last year.

Army of little helpers

YOUNGSTERS who will miss out on sharing Christmas with parents serving overseas in the Armed Forces are to receive one of 2,500 gift boxes from a military children's charity.

Forest walk helped me cope with personal loss

THE PRESENTER of Winter on the Farm has told how a walk in nature helped him cope with the death of his beloved father and his two dogs.

Shirley: Sexist bullies tried to kill my career

SHIRLEY Ballas was ready to walk away from ballroom dancing because of the industry’s “misogynistic bullies” – until Strictly saved her.

Israel must achieve goals soon 'or lose US support'

ISRAEL has just weeks to achieve the results it seeks in Gaza before the US withdraws its backing, experts said last night.

Royal house of cards

POMP and ceremony, and the informality of family life take centre stage in contrasting royal Christmas cards this year.

Long-term illness hits NHS and the economy

HALF of adults in England have a long-term health condition, and one in four has more than one chronic complaint, it has been revealed.

Lee's still rocking around the tree at 78 (and she's No.1)

BRENDA LEE has finally topped the charts with her festive classic Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 65 years after she recorded it aged 13.

'STOP PLAYING GAMES OVER BOATS CRISIS'

Rishi Sunak's defiant challenge to Labour

BIG NIGHT ON THE TOON

Gordon smashes in winner on freezing night to sink Devils

Play your cards right

THE run-up to Christmas typically sees a surge in demand for interest-free credit cards to cover the seasonal splurge, but they are worse value than before and consumers should beware treating them as an easy option.

Ban imports of foie gras, MPs tell PM

FOIE gras imports should be banned under new Brexit freedoms, a group of MPs has told Rishi Sunak.

Will Nigel top the Leave vote again?

I'MA Celebrity viewers get to decide tonight whether Brexit champion Nigel Farage will face his very own Fexit.

Make Shane Christmas Nol pleads widow

SHANE MacGowan's grieving wife wants Fairytale Of New York to be Christmas number one this year after her husband died aged 65.

Israel: War on Hamas could last another year

ISRAEL’S forces targeted southern Gaza yesterday as it resumed its offensive against Hamas.

Our call for kindness to combat loneliness

FOR most of us Christmas is about sharing good times and gifts with friends and family.