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Antony backed to hit top gear again

RUBEN AMORIM wants to rediscover the old Ajax Antony by boosting the Brazilian's fragile confidence - if the winger is prepared to keep working \"really hard\".

Movie magic is on its way...

THE most anticipated films of 2025 are all blockbuster franchises topped by Mission: Impossible, Jurassic World and Avatar.

Explosions lit up the horizon, glowing red as dawn broke

RUSSIAN missiles litter Kyiv's holiday streets with balls of fire. The city was still dark and its inhabitants counting the days til Christmas when a barrage of ballistic missiles shattered the morning silence.

Astronaut over the moon with Rudolph

SUNI Williams sleighs when it comes to making a reindeer during her unplanned Christmas in space.

Teen tasered while playing tag wins £130k police payout

A TEENAGE boy who was seriously injured when police Tasered him as he played tag with friends has won more than £130,000 in damages.

I hope I managed to bring Automatic you some sunshine and light'

ZOE Ball signed off her final BBC Radio 2 breakfast show by saying she hopes she gave listeners a lift when they most needed it.

Oh baby...Joss's joy at pregnancy

SINGER Joss Stone said that being \"shocked was an understatement\" as she announced her third pregnancy, weeks after adopting a son.

Furious pharmacists blast Streeting

WES Streeting is facing a backlash from \"outraged\" pharmacists over delays to contract negotiations.

Royal 100th birthday wishes are Icing on the cake at surprise party for D-Day hero

HERO soldier Mervyn Kersh toasted his 100th birthday at a glittering surprise party held by royal appointment yesterday.

Mosley 'most likely died of heatstroke'

Coroner's open verdict on T'V doctor’s Greek island death

Families and elves join big festive getaway

FRANTIC Friday kicked-off the busiest weekend of the year for travel as millions started the great getaway for the festive period.

With each death, the PM will face more questions about why he's scrapped Britain's only deterrent

\"THE smugglers who were still on the beach told us that it was normal for water to enter the boat,\" Osama Ahmed revealed.

Two brothers charged over brawl at airport

A PAIR of siblings will appear in court next month over an airport fracas that caused public outrage when footage was released of a police officer stamping on a prone suspect's head.

Patients and staff paying more for hospital parking

AT least one in four NHS trusts in England raised the cost of parking for either patients, staff or both in the two years to March 2024.

Mandelson's US job ‘an insult to every survivor who fought to expose Epstein's web of power'

JEFFREY Epstein's victims have reacted with revulsion after the paedophile's friend Peter Mandelson was made ambassador to Washington DC.

Sue Gray named among 30 new Labour peers

SIR Keir Starmer has given a host of close allies, including former chief of staff Sue Gray, seats in the House of Lords.

Wills and Kate help out locals

THE Prince and Princess of Wales have teamed up with a charity to boost mental health support for those living on and around the Sandringham Estate.

KING 'POSITIVE' ABOUT RETURN TO FULL DUTIES

THE King is feeling \"positive\" as he gears up for a return to full duties next year after his cancer battle.

Cheerin' for Sheeran as Ed is star of Ally Pally darts party

ED Sheeran was the real-life superstar amid a sea of seemingly famous faces as he joined fans at the fancy dress carnival of the World Darts Championship.

Last Christmas...and this one

Wham! top festive charts for two years running

Blues make Marc as Guiu hits the jackpot

HAT-TRICK HERO IS QUICK TO SHATTER IRISH HOPES

Lane needs more rain

KEMPTON GROUND FEARS FOR JP'S TEAM

Festive-flavoured vapes slammed by top NHS doctor

Spike in admissions among young users

Profs win battle over smokers' wall

TWO Oxford dons have won a six-figure row with a hotel next door over a collapsed garden wall and its staff \"smoking and chatting\" too close to their home.

PoW life's such a drag for officer in panto

THE war diaries of a British PoW who became an unlikely star attraction in camp as a panto dame have come to light 79 years on.

There's NUN so good at crime fighting!

Ahead of its Christmas special, JAMES RAMPTON visits the picturesque Cotswolds set of Sister Boniface Mysteries (at the height of summer) to discover just why the Sixties-set cosy crime drama has captivated audiences all over the world

Puffin pic secures prize for teenage twitcher Anwen

THIS picture of a plaintive puffin has been picked for the top prize in the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards.

'Blast' prank by soldier ‘reckless'

A SOLDIER left colleagues with hearing loss after \"recklessly\" setting off a battle noise simulator to celebrate the end of an exercise, a court martial heard.

Vegetarian piranha and DiCaprio snake among new species

AVEGETARIAN piranha from the Amazon and a flying dinosaur found on the Isle of Skye are among the species previously unknown to science that have been named this year.

Anger over takeover of Titanic shipbuilder

Critics fear final assembly will move from Belfast to Spain