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Brexit should be at heart of PM's levelling-up plan

There are now more checks on trade flowing into Northern Ireland than there are on trade through the EU's eastern frontier

Omicron to constrain Next year's growth

NEXT is expected to warn that its 2022 growth will be curbed by Omicron, rising costs and ongoing supply chain disruption at its Christmas trading update on Thursday.

'Crusader' Tutu is laid to rest in Rainbow Nation

TOUCHING TRIBUTE: Mourners pay their respects - and bring flowers, below - at St George's Cathedral

I cannot think of a country where colour matters less

AT A DINNER hosted by Durham University last month, a speaker said there was no evidence of discrimination being a factor in under achievement by British students of colour, provoking a walkout by a small number of student attendees.

No sex please, we're actors...

THIS EVENING’S viewing is sorted. We’ll be watching BBC One’s A Very British Scandal with Claire Foy playing Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, whose 1963 divorce case from the Duke (played by Paul Bettany) featured interesting Polaroid photographs of her performing a sex act wearing nothing but a string of pearls in the luxurious mirrored bathroom of her Mayfair house.

Pandemic puppy boom is over, says Dogfather

THE “Dogfather” has revealed the price of puppies is coming down as the pandemic-driven boom fades

SINGER ANNE-MARIE ROCKS JUDGES TO BE STRICTLY FESTIVE HIT

POP singer Anne-Marie proved a festive hit last night when she was crowned Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champion.

SHAMING OF ROYAL WRONG, SAYS A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL STAR CLAIRE FOY

MANY LOVERS: Claire Foy plays the vilified Duchess of Argyll in new BBC drama

Kate strikes a chord ‘for those who can't be here...'

THE Duchess of Cambridge “absolutely nailed” playing the piano at a community carol service at Westminster Abbey, pop star Tom Walker said.

Madeleine hunt like ‘Groundhog Day'

MADELEINE McCann’s parents have likened the painstaking search for their daughter as a “bit like Groundhog Day” as they faced their 15th Christmas without her.

MPs to stay... among the mice, moths and pigeons

THE Speaker and the Leader of the House of Commons have joined forces to stop MPs being moved out of Parliament for a planned multi-billion pound refit, said a senior source.

TV stars hit the musicals stage

BROADCASTER and former MP Gyles Brandreth says his wife will be watching his performance on All Star Musicals tonight “with the sound turned down”.

‘I UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN'

In a deeply personal speech, the Queen empathises with her grieving subjects, saying how much she still misses ‘irrepressible’ Prince Philip

‘Disrespectful' MoD is selling historic bases

MILITARY chiefs have revealed that they intend to sell off more than 50 frontline bases, in a plan that will signal the end of hundreds of years of tradition.

Robertson's focus on good old days

OLD dog Neil Robertson is desperate to keep snooker’s new breed at bay for as long as possible.

Happy Jack backs City to land treble

JACK GREALISH is starting to believe all his Christmases are coming at once as he looks forward to a glut of winners’ medals.

Retailers must deliver

CHRISTMAS is just days away and many of us will be fretting over whether our online gift orders will arrive in time, amid widespread shipping delays.

Believe me... we're here for all of you

THERE’S something deep in our hearts that longs for peace at Christmas – that picture-perfect Yuletide of countless advertising campaigns, reflecting the line in Silent Night:

Woman, 27, bailed after fire killed four brothers

A WOMAN held on suspicion of child neglect following a fire that killed four brothers was granted bail yesterday.

Fury as students leave country owing £3.7bn

STUDENTS who have now left the UK owe £3.7billion in loans.

BBC to offer ‘more drama than ever before'

PEAKY Blinders, Killing Eve, The Split and His Dark Materials are just some of the treats in a record year for drama on the BBC next year.

Foy reignites scandal of the forgotten duchess

ACTRESS Claire Foy, who plays a promiscuous duchess in a BBC drama about a Sixties sex scandal, believes her character has been “completely forgotten”.

Sterling cashes in for goals century

RAHEEM STERLING joined the 100 Premier League goals club in the brunchtime battle of The Etihad.

‘Interest rates to stay put due to Omicron'

THE Bank of England is set to keep its base rate on hold until February, due to the uncertainty Omicron has cast over the economy, according to the experts.

‘Luckiest bride in the world' had been days from death

WHEN Katy Docking walked down the aisle to marry fiance Carl it was a moment she thought she would never live to see.

Dodge seasonal scams

CHRISTMAS is traditionally a time for giving, unless you are a fraudster, in which case it is peak season for scamming unsuspecting victims instead.

VIKTOR ORBAN EXCLUSIVE:Hungarian PM warns EU unity is ‘unravelling' due to growing migrant crisis

THE “fabric of European unity is unravelling” – with the ongoing migrant crisis to blame, the controversial leader of Hungary has said.

AJ and Kai refuse to say they're Strictly platonic...

AJ ODUDU and dance partner Kai Widdrington performed a raunchy rumba last night and set tongues wagging again by refusing to deny rumours of a romance.

A dream to keep all children safe

MY LITTLE granddaughter was the Second Innkeeper at her nursery’s Nativity drama, crisply informing Mary and Joseph that there was absolutely no room for them in the inn

“We can't give up on MND battle...

RUGBY league great Kevin Sinfield has promised to continue doing charity challenges to match the “bravery and courage” of his close friend Rob Burrow who is battling motor neurone disease.