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I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife … would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?

Eight years ago, after yet another disastrous festive get-together, my mother decided we needed professional help. Which is how a new festive tradition beganIt is early December, and I am sitting in a psychoanalyst’s office in central London, about to do 60 minutes of pre-Christmas family therapy. O…

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The Coziest Part of Christmas Is Under Attack. But I’ve Got a Plan to Fight Back.

The only thing worse than coal in your stocking.

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The best last-minute holiday gifts for any die hard space superfan

Show the space enthusiast in your life that you love them to the moon and back with the best last-minute holiday gifts available.

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I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?

If meeting Santa is on your family wishlist, this trip on a festive sleeper train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, with reindeer and huskies thrown in, is Christmas with jingle bells onChristmas was only a few days away and the Finnish capital of Helsinki was ringing with festive cheer as we explored the…

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The Best Gifts for Sleep, as Tested by Our Team

Sleep is the one thing every giftee needs, and you can help them get it. These are our tried-and-tested picks for giftable sleep aids, from masks to melatonin.

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Cocoa Prices Are Plunging. Why Is Chocolate Still So Expensive?

After last year’s historic rally, cocoa prices are heading for a record annual slump. But there’s no sign the cost of your candies, bars or chocolate Santas will follow any time soon.

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Nick Reiner’s Early Struggles Recalled by Former Teacher: ‘Beyond Any of Us’

“They were incredibly passionate, all-in parents doing their best,” Zabel said.

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‘Better out than in’: why a South Yorkshire charity wants people to speak their mind

Who Is Your Neighbour? lets people talk in constructive, thoughtful ways to offer an antidote to division and despair• Donate to the charity appeal hereIt was a filthy day in Rotherham as Storm Bram swept through the town earlier this month. Roads had turned into rivers and sodden St George’s flags …

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Country diary: There’s more to mistletoe than Christmas kisses | Kate Blincoe

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it aroundStripped of their leaves, the trees are sculptural against the grey sky, revealing what is usually obscured. Trunks thick with ivy offer roosting sites…

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I adopted a boy and then at Christmas, his baby sister too

Sarah from Shropshire is about to celebrate her third Christmas with her adopted children - siblings.

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From backstage to centre stage - how a stand-in Dame saved the day

A light operator, with a university performance degree, stepped in with no rehearsal time.

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Rhino calf born at park takes wobbly first steps

The moments after Mo's birth were captured on camera by the team at Cotswold Wildlife Park.

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Wildland firefighters with cancer can now get $450K from the US government

Wildland firefighters who have been diagnosed with or killed by a smoke-related cancer are now eligible for a nearly $450,000 payment from the federal government. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, passed as one of the many parts of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act by President Donald Tr…

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I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife … would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?

The Coziest Part of Christmas Is Under Attack. But I’ve Got a Plan to Fight Back.

The best last-minute holiday gifts for any die hard space superfan

I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?

The Best Gifts for Sleep, as Tested by Our Team

Cocoa Prices Are Plunging. Why Is Chocolate Still So Expensive?

Nick Reiner’s Early Struggles Recalled by Former Teacher: ‘Beyond Any of Us’

‘Better out than in’: why a South Yorkshire charity wants people to speak their mind

Country diary: There’s more to mistletoe than Christmas kisses | Kate Blincoe

I adopted a boy and then at Christmas, his baby sister too

From backstage to centre stage - how a stand-in Dame saved the day

Rhino calf born at park takes wobbly first steps

Wildland firefighters with cancer can now get $450K from the US government

Loop Earplugs Discount Codes and Deals: Save on Ear Buds and Gift Sets

Lou Cannon, Journalist Who Chronicled Reagan in Books, Dies at 92

Elliott’s bookshop gamble is turning into a page-turner

Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

Here comes the sun: light amid the UK gloom

Can a sacramental winery in New York get its groove back?

The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are getting a glow up