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The lead stories include a UK vow to repel Houthi Red Sea attacks and bring in passport-free travel plans. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/TBNfnbS

"I don't want to lock myself in a fortress. I want to be myself," Crown Prince Frederik once said. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/ZWnMyNT

83-year-old Margrethe II is Europe's longest-serving living monarch, having taken the throne in 1972. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/OkWPlLu

Santiago Sánchez was detained during a trek in 2022 to the men's football World Cup in Qatar. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1Hv7F0A

Many passengers are still stranded in London and Paris after flooding cancelled all Eurostar trains. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3hDW5bw

Officials say children were among the dead; Ukraine blames Russian air defences for civilian casualties. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9ozEswv

Traffic was brought to a standstill as police and protestors appeared to clash. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/eynVRhj

It had been due in a few days to join the group, seen as a counterweight to the Western-led world. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MfkSzEV

CCTV shows debris falling from the from the building's ceiling after Russian strikes hit the area. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Z3ktMeO

Israeli tanks reportedly reach the outskirts of Bureij refugee camp as the ground offensive expands. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/cXpATJC

Christian Marriott, 46, had been helping an unconscious woman when the car hit him and others. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GrMjOA8

At least 30 cases of E.coli may be linked to Mrs Kirkham's cheese, the UK Health Security Agency says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6eWxw9b

The former US president can stand in next year's presidential primary in the battleground state. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/YvmeF50

The decades-old case resurfaced on Tuesday after police identified the body as that of an El Salvador man. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IKziLAu

Some of Russia's best-known celebrities apologise as criticism of their behaviour spreads on social media. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/HQV2szX

There are no shortcuts in the fight against Hamas, the army chief insists as Israel pounds Gaza. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9SZNcQL

Bathers dressed in Christmas outfits braved icy water to raise money for the RNLI. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/aluOzZ7

Olivia Taylor from south-east London has a brain tumour which has left her blind in one eye from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/vM2YmH0

A UN official speaks of "absolute carnage" after visiting a hospital with many injured in central Gaza. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1pXkqo7

The 87-year-old - who also stood for parliament - died in his sleep, it has been confirmed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/63LitPn

Tuesday's Boxing Day front pages feature a range of images of the Royal Family at Sandringham. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/K7hfGnP

Two men are in court after an estimated 300kg of cocaine was seized from a cargo ship. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/kCQawbX

Mild conditions lay the groundwork for what forecasters say could be the hottest Christmas Day since 2016. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/EzgBulk

Legal cases are examining where the siblings of the 10 year old found dead at home in Surrey will live. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/oWdS6En

Arsenal maintain their place at the top of the Premier League after a thrilling draw with Liverpool at Anfield. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/gjlLIZz

The traditional meat market returned on Saturday for the first time since before the Covid pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/sBboFNi

Special counsel Jack Smith had asked the court to take up the case in an expedited manner. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/y0gU71C

Wham's festive classic tops the Christmas chart for the first time, 39 years after its release. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MiadcRw

Police have arrested Electra Schrock for assault with a deadly weapon and residential burglary. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/r3PgpFV

A gunman entered Charles University killing 15 people in one of the country's worst fatal shootings. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GIUjkim

The Home Office now says the threshold for people who want to come to the UK will be £29,000 a year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/iAPNn2r

The filing comes days after the longtime Trump associate was ordered to pay the sum in a defamation case. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5YUXmto

The 26-year-old was shot dead outside a pub in Wirral on Christmas Eve last year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/uzWBavw

Polish state TV channel TVP Info taken off air after Donald Tusk's government moved to depoliticise public media. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/xnCoyDh

The Eurovision star wants to push his Christmas single to number one in the charts. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/TIkoVJi

An assault conviction leaves the actor's career in tatters and questions over where Marvel goes next. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9VdNUia

The guitar drew international interest with bids from Japan, Germany and America. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5hiuazU

More than 200 tractors festooned in sparkling festive colours parade through Pembrokeshire. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MQvy1Zs

The government says extra money next year will account for inflation - but local authorities disagree. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FikJ27w

An exit poll gives his party a commanding lead - but the opposition hopes to win in Belgrade. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IMvPhOE

The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/nuAx3U2

Alex Batty is back in the UK after vanishing on a holiday in Spain in 2017 with his mother and grandfather. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/KBeqn3T

Its criminal investigations team is looking into claims the BBC withheld documents related to Martin Bashir's interview with Princess Diana. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9S0jdmP

London's mayor says he cannot legally change the Ulez scheme and send scrapped vehicles to Ukraine. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/bEprjfu

A Met Office weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of Scotland on Sunday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/hiFmPxT

The Hungarian leader says his position is pragmatic as he argues Ukraine cannot win the war. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GgnIOPj

Manchester United and Newcastle's early European exits have left the Premier League currently missing out on an extra Champions League place. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/F2PaUvK

People have also been seen climbing the Christmas tree and a giant bauble, the council says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5SAdJKf

One tower block resident says he enjoyed having a plastic tree and the policy is "bah-humbug". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/n0b8HN5

Kammar Henry-Richards, Kay-O, boasted about killing rival gang member Kacey Boothe in a rap video. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MjqB6o1

Halil Umut Meler may quit football after he was punched by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FIczG0v

Watch the US artist sing and play on a public piano inside St Pancras International station. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/OU0fCLu

The Duke of Sussex faces £48,000 in legal costs after losing part of an ongoing libel battle. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/PV2QYNi

The comedian breaks off from his arena tour to perform three intimate fundraising shows in one day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/EGJl0py

Granada's La Liga match with Athletic Bilbao is abandoned after a supporter dies in the stands at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/XREaSQ7

A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s died and an officer is in hospital after the collision. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/7eCHU9X

Issues including stagnant wages and mental health problems risk becoming entrenched, report warns. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/URVxgco

Police are called to a property and arrest two men and a woman. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/zLhrklT

Iran bans her parents from heading to Europe to collect an award in her honour, their lawyer says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/w7brPyg

The French actor is under renewed pressure as a programme shows him sexually demeaning women. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FSAfxIn

The rival groups of Tory MPs getting ready to give their verdict on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IlHZkCK

The Prince of Wales shocks Emma Webb by turning up on day 13 of her charity walk to London. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/epfYQ24

The former PM is the most high-profile witness so far to testify at the inquiry into the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/pdDLOlR

Following new legal action, the rapper says he "did not do any of the awful things being alleged". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Bs8jAql

Mr Kim and his family pull off a seemingly impossible feat and gives new insights into life there. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/rj5tAsv

A huge explosion destroys at least one home in a suburb of Washington DC as police executed a search warrant. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/lAs2VaP

Three children and a school assistant were injured in the attack, which was followed by rioting. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/reKJFhW

Every year since 1947 Norway has sent a tree to London to say thank you for its support during WW2. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/8vr2Qlc

The activist is in Canada and is under investigation for breaching the national security law. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/aIOdEgw

Dejan Kulusevski heads an equaliser in the 90th minute as Tottenham earn a dramatic Premier League draw against Manchester City. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MzQbXyA

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said passers-by were targeted in the Quai de Grenelle area. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9ufxJBM

Train and flight cancellations cause disruption to travellers in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Ur2CD8y

Civilians in parts of north and south Gaza have been told to evacuate as Israel's renewed bombardment continues. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/LJwbBSX

Three sites set to monitor deep space in a security arrangement between the UK, US and Australia. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/I7oDmy1

The star was best known for TV shows Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Still Open All Hours. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/CNnzPrx