December 2024
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Dozens are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 67 people crashed in Kazakhstan, the country’s emergencies ministry said. Authorities say 32 people survived the Christmas morning crash, including two children. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight was en route from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, but was rerouted due to fog. It crashed near the city of…
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A man with a knife was shot dead by armed police in Redditch after “several hours” of negotiations on Christmas Eve, police have said. West Mercia Police were called to a property in Fownhope Close, Redditch, at around 2pm on Tuesday to reports of a man with a knife. Police negotiators arrived at the scene…
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The Royal Family are walking through a crowd of well-wishers at Sandringham and into St Mary Magdalene Church. There are cheers of “Merry Christmas your majesty” as the King leads the Royal Family to the Christmas service. Archbishop of York arrives for Christmas sermon The Archbishop of York has arrived at York Minster to deliver…
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a rare picture of their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in their official Christmas card. In one of the six photos included, the family is shown outdoors walking their three dogs, with the children running into their arms. The couple have been careful not to expose their…
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The crowds at Sandringham are growing as they wait for the Royal Family to arrive at St Mary Magdalene Church – with the service starting at 11am. Sky’s royal correspondent Laura Bundock is there – she says it feels like there are “more people here this year” and “many have told us they wanted to come…
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As we’ve been reporting this morning, some Royal Family fans have been waiting at Sandringham since the early hours for the chance to catch a glimpse of the King and Queen. But they won’t be seeing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with most reports suggesting the pair will more than likely spend the day…
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More from Sandringham now, reporters have caught up with the queue of royal fans hoping to get close to the King and Queen. Sky News spoke to John Loughrey earlier who said he’s been there since 7.30pm last night. He’s there with a bouquet of flowers for Kate, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this…
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Another scandal involving Prince Andrew was the last thing the Royal Family expected to be dealing with as they prepared to gather for Christmas. But as one former member of palace staff put it to me, it now represents “a dichotomy for the King, in that there is only so much tolerance and forgiveness one…
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage as Britons wake up on Christmas Day. We’ll be following the Royal Family’s movements today, as well as Christmas messages from the Church and notable figures. The King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales are at Sandringham and will attend a Christmas service this morning…
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One million taxpayers will automatically receive a payment from the IRS in the coming weeks, the agency recently announced. The checks, which could amount to as much as $1,400, are for those who failed to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. “These payments are an example of our commitment to go the…
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President Bola Tinubu says he has no regrets about removing petrol subsidy in May 2023, insisting that Nigeria cannot continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries. “I don’t have any regrets whatsoever in removing petrol subsidy. We are spending our future, we were just deceiving ourselves, that reform was necessary,” the former Lagos governor…
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•Does not believe in price controls •Has no regrets removing subsidy •Says borrowing not a crime •Tax reforms have come to stay, but open to negotiations on VAT •Expresses confidence in his security architecture •Insists reforms not designed to inflict pains on Nigerians, necessary for growth •Says he has met obligations without recourse to NNPCL…
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The stranded NASA astronauts are feeling festive this Christmas, despite being thousands of miles away from earth. Sunita “Suni” Williams—who has been stranded in space alongside partner Barry “Butch” Wilmore since June—recently got into the holiday spirit with some fellow space explorers aboard the International Space Station. “Another day, another sleigh,” NASA captioned a new Instagram snapshot of Williams and American…
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The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thursday night, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and…
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President Biden announced Monday that he had commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 current federal death row inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder,” Biden said in a statement. Consistent…
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