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Arsenal injury update: Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates

Arsenal injury update: Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai...

Gunners still without several key players ahead of key festive games

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The Standard's big quiz of the year 2025: do you remember anything that happened in the past 365 days?

The Standard's big quiz of the year 2025: do you remember...

Have you been paying attention, or have you been as absent as the UK prison system’s...

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Half of Britons cutting back spending on presents this year, polling suggests

Half of Britons cutting back spending on presents this...

Rising prices for household goods have influenced 51% of Britons to buy fewer gifts...

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Brian May to broadcast unreleased Queen track that ‘no one has ever heard’

Brian May to broadcast unreleased Queen track that ‘no...

The 78-year old songwriter will play Not for Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time...

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Getaway passengers compete with commuters on busy day for Christmas traffic

Getaway passengers compete with commuters on busy day for...

Festive journeys combined with commuter and business traffic could lead to delays.

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UK seas in 2025: ‘Incredible’ octopuses, pollution and some puffin good news

UK seas in 2025: ‘Incredible’ octopuses, pollution and...

Conservationists have described 2025 as year of the octopus after enormous numbers...

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Doctors return to work as hospitals work to recover from strike disruption

Doctors return to work as hospitals work to recover from...

Health experts have warned that the impact of the strike will be felt into the new...

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Streeting faces criticism as he appears to back joining customs union with EU

Streeting faces criticism as he appears to back joining...

Opposition parties accused Wes Streeting of putting ‘political pitch-making’ above...

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Arsenal: Gary Neville reveals 'biggest threat' to Gunners title push as Man City pile on pressure

Arsenal: Gary Neville reveals 'biggest threat' to Gunners...

Man United legend believes old rivals could haunt Gunners again

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More heads roll in WSL as Jocelyn Precheur sacked by London City Lionesses

More heads roll in WSL as Jocelyn Precheur sacked by London...

Frenchman is second WSL boss fired this week

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Roy Keane issues damning Manchester United verdict after latest defeat: ‘One of the worst teams’

Roy Keane issues damning Manchester United verdict after...

United were beaten by two stunning goals

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World Darts Championship: Luke Littler cruises into third round as Gerwyn Price stunned

World Darts Championship: Luke Littler cruises into third...

Former world No1 was dumped out at Ally Pally

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Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Channel 4’s 2025 Alternative Christmas Message

Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Channel 4’s 2025 Alternative Christmas...

The late-night presenter was taken off the air and suspended indefinitely in September...

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Lawrence Okolie sets sights on Moses Itauma eliminator after routine defeat of Ebenezer Tetteh

Lawrence Okolie sets sights on Moses Itauma eliminator...

Londoner hinted a return to Lagos is in the works for title bout

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Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: AFCON result, latest updates and reaction

Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: AFCON result, latest updates and...

Tournament gets underway as hosts kick off action in Group A

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Morocco 2-0 Comoros: Ayoub El Kaabi nets wonderstrike as hosts make perfect start to AFCON

Morocco 2-0 Comoros: Ayoub El Kaabi nets wonderstrike as...

Hosts opened tournament with a statement victory in Group A

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EastEnders character Debbie Bates returns alongside Barry Evans and Pat Butcher

EastEnders character Debbie Bates returns alongside Barry...

The character, played by Nicola Duffett, is among the shock returns to the soap.

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BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped by publisher over alleged misconduct

BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped...

The BBC stated it has ‘no future projects directly involving David Walliams’

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Olivia Rodrigo and actor Louis Partridge break up after two years together

Olivia Rodrigo and actor Louis Partridge break up after...

Louis Partridge was previously proud to be known as ‘Mr Olivia Rodrigo’

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The top 20 affordable Christmas gifts that everyone will love — starting from £12

The top 20 affordable Christmas gifts that everyone will...

Our edit proves that Christmas morning joy needn’t blow your budget

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Unai Emery issues Aston Villa title contender verdict amid Arsenal and Man City Premier League battle

Unai Emery issues Aston Villa title contender verdict amid...

Aston Villa are just three points off the Premier League summit having beaten both...

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Jeremy Clarkson more worried about Keir Starmer replacement than China or Russia

Jeremy Clarkson more worried about Keir Starmer replacement...

The TV personality banned the Prime Minister and all Labour MPs from his Oxfordshire...

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Man jailed after sexually assaulting four Jet2 cabin crew members on flight

Man jailed after sexually assaulting four Jet2 cabin crew...

Joseph McCabe, 40, has been sentenced to 46 weeks in custody and has been placed...

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Chilly Christmas for most with ‘just a chance’ of snow in South, Met Office says

Chilly Christmas for most with ‘just a chance’ of snow...

The UK could see its first white Christmas since 2023 with snowfall possible on...

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Girl, 6, ‘unable to live normal life’ as wheelchair stolen days before Christmas

Girl, 6, ‘unable to live normal life’ as wheelchair stolen...

Emily Riley-Dolan’s mother said the specialist wheelchair was in the boot of the...

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Okolie vs Tetteh LIVE: Boxing fight stream, latest updates and undercard results after delay

Okolie vs Tetteh LIVE: Boxing fight stream, latest updates...

Plenty on the line for Okolie in headline Lagos bout

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'Really strange': Ruben Amorim delivers Bruno Fernandes update as Manchester United dealt major injury worry

'Really strange': Ruben Amorim delivers Bruno Fernandes...

Bruno Fernandes did not appear for the second half as Man Utd were beaten at Villa...

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Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: AFCON latest score, match stream and goal updates

Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: AFCON latest score, match stream...

Tournament gets underway as hosts kick off action

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Drivers urged to take care as more than three million festive journeys expected

Drivers urged to take care as more than three million festive...

Drivers on the Christmas getaway on Monday will be competing with commuters for...

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Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations latest score, match stream and goal updates

Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations latest score,...

Tournament gets underway as hosts kick off action

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Two men arrested as £10 million worth of drugs seized in Glasgow

Two men arrested as £10 million worth of drugs seized in...

Officers executed a search warrant on Sunday.

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Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations match stream, latest score and goal updates

Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations match stream,...

Tournament gets underway as hosts kick off action

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction after Rogers show

Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result,...

Ruben Amorim’s side beaten by title hopefuls at Villa Park

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Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United: Morgan Rogers scores twice as Villa win ten in a row

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United: Morgan Rogers scores...

Man United also lose captain Bruno Fernandes to injury at Villa Park

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Man and woman in their 30s are killed in horror three-vehicle crash just days before Christmas

Man and woman in their 30s are killed in horror three-vehicle...

Police are asking for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward

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Okolie vs Tetteh LIVE: Boxing fight stream, latest updates and undercard results

Okolie vs Tetteh LIVE: Boxing fight stream, latest updates...

Plenty on the line for Okolie in headline Lagos bout

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League latest score, match stream and goal updates

Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League latest...

Ruben Amorim’s side face title hopefuls at Villa Park

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Epstein's depraved handbook revealing he would 'make sure' girls were underage exposed in files

Epstein's depraved handbook revealing he would 'make sure'...

The late paedophile financier would check IDs of girls to “make sure” they were...

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Liverpool dealt huge blow as Alexander Isak suffers 'significant' injury

Liverpool dealt huge blow as Alexander Isak suffers 'significant'...

British record signing has struggled in his first season at Anfield

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The true story behind Amadeus: Did Salieri really try to kill Mozart?

The true story behind Amadeus: Did Salieri really try to...

Sky’s Amadeus has hit our screens, but what is the truth about the rivalry between...

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Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Morocco vs Comoros LIVE: Africa Cup of Nations match stream,...

Tournament gets underway as hosts kick off action

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match...

Ruben Amorim’s side face title hopefuls at Villa Park

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Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded across London boroughs

Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe...

A pilot scheme in Camden, to force landlords to improve properties in dismal conditions,...

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Confirmed: Why Kobbie Mainoo is not in Manchester United squad at Aston Villa

Confirmed: Why Kobbie Mainoo is not in Manchester United...

Midfielder has been linked with January transfer away from Old Trafford

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Elgin Marbles to stay on display at British Museum during £1bn refurbishment

Elgin Marbles to stay on display at British Museum during...

Director reaffirms ancient Greek sculptures will remain in London despite Greek...

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Teenager killed and four arrested after car crashes and flips in garden

Teenager killed and four arrested after car crashes and...

A 17-year-old girl was sadly killed in the crash on Saturday morning

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Manchester United XI vs Aston Villa: No Mainoo - Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest

Manchester United XI vs Aston Villa: No Mainoo - Starting...

Ruben Amorim makes big selection decisions for Premier League clash at Villa Park

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Karen Carney: Sharing dancefloor with Strictly finalists was biggest honour

Karen Carney: Sharing dancefloor with Strictly finalists...

Carney and professional dancer Carlos Gu were crowned the winners of the 23rd series...

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'Extreme safety risk' warning from FAA after three passenger jets in panic to avoid Musk rocket explosion

'Extreme safety risk' warning from FAA after three passenger...

Federal Aviation Administration reveals 450 passengers were in danger as debris...

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Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League match...

Ruben Amorim’s side face title hopefuls at Villa Park

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More than 800 migrants cross Channel in single day as yearly total hits record high

More than 800 migrants cross Channel in single day as yearly...

Backlog of crossings after four weeks of bad weather sees 13 boats arrive in Kent...

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Elections watchdog will not investigate Nigel Farage’s constituency spending

Elections watchdog will not investigate Nigel Farage’s...

Labour had called for an investigation into spending in the Clacton constituency,...

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BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped by publisher over alleged sexual misconduct

BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped...

The BBC stated it has ‘no future projects directly involving David Walliams’

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Karen Carney says Strictly victory ‘means everything’ to her and Carlos Gu

Karen Carney says Strictly victory ‘means everything’ to...

The pair triumphantly lifted the glitterball on Saturday after being crowned the...

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Man shot dead in north-west London named for first time as police hunt killer

Man shot dead in north-west London named for first time...

Simon Whyte, 55, named as man gunned down in Stonebridge as detectives appeal for...

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Tired formats, tight budgets and lazy celeb collabs : Why has Christmas TV gotten so rubbish?

Tired formats, tight budgets and lazy celeb collabs : Why...

The Wheel, The Masked Singer, Mrs Brown’s Boys... these days, Christmas Day can...

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Dani Dyer-Bowen appears emotional in trailer for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

Dani Dyer-Bowen appears emotional in trailer for Celebrity...

The reality TV star, 29, is among the 14 famous faces who will star in the upcoming...

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The Best Comedy on TV this Christmas

The Best Comedy on TV this Christmas

Here are the best comedy shows to keep you chuckling despite being with your family

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BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped by publisher over alleged sexual misconduct claims

BBC cuts ties with David Walliams after he was dropped...

The BBC stated it has ‘no future projects directly involving David Walliams’

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Mikel Arteta issues new Arsenal title verdict after Pep Guardiola warning: 'What gives me belief...'

Mikel Arteta issues new Arsenal title verdict after Pep...

Arteta confident after Gunners ensure they will be top of Premier League at Christmas

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Disruption to Christmas getaway amid queues to ferry and train cancellations

Disruption to Christmas getaway amid queues to ferry and...

Ferry passengers faced queuing traffic towards the Port of Dover and some Cross...

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More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats this year

More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small...

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France,...

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Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris clashed with Manchester Arena bomber in prison

Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris clashed with Manchester...

Racist murderer threatened Hashem Abedi and called him terrorist during heated exchange...

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Armagh Observatory continues centuries-old winter solstice tradition

Armagh Observatory continues centuries-old winter solstice...

The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, happens...

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Taormina: is this the chicest town in Sicily?

Taormina: is this the chicest town in Sicily?

A hilltop playground for the effortlessly glamorous — where you’ll swim in a sunken...

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David and Victoria Beckham 'devastated' as son Brooklyn blocks them on Instagram

David and Victoria Beckham 'devastated' as son Brooklyn...

The move comes amid months of speculation over tensions within the Beckham family,...

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More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small boats

More than 41,000 people have now crossed Channel in small...

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France,...

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Okolie vs Tetteh: Fight time, undercard, prediction, ring walks and odds tonight

Okolie vs Tetteh: Fight time, undercard, prediction, ring...

‘The Sauce’ headlines historic boxing card in Lagos

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Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says

Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour...

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the...

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Ben Stokes wants to remain England captain as Brendon McCullum admits Ashes mistakes

Ben Stokes wants to remain England captain as Brendon McCullum...

Stokes ‘absolutely’ keen to stay on as captain despite crushing Ashes defeat in...

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Fresh twist in Beckham family feud as David and Victoria 'unfollow' Brooklyn

Fresh twist in Beckham family feud as David and Victoria...

The move comes amid months of speculation over tensions within the Beckham family,...

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£20m spent on Commons since IndyRef, SNP says

£20m spent on Commons since IndyRef, SNP says

The party obtained the figures under a freedom of information request.

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‘Too rude for kids’: Families walk out of Catherine Tate's 'smut fest' panto at London's Palladium

‘Too rude for kids’: Families walk out of Catherine Tate's...

Families say the London Palladium’s Sleeping Beauty contains adult humour unsuitable...

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Manchester United XI vs Aston Villa: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest

Manchester United XI vs Aston Villa: Predicted lineup,...

Ruben Amorim considering big selection decisions for Premier League clash at Villa...

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Anger as four Hampstead Heath cafés replaced despite backing from Benedict Cumberbatch

Anger as four Hampstead Heath cafés replaced despite backing...

The City of London Corporation has confirmed four popular cafés will be taken over...

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