Monday, December 23, 2024

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The mother of a boy killed in the Germany Christmas market attack has paid tribute to her 'little teddy bear', fresh blow for Starmer as businesses brace for economic gloom, and Syrian Christians express concern over their future.

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1| 'My little teddy bear': Mother's heartbreaking tribute to boy, 9, killed in German Christmas market attack

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2 | UK businesses brace for economic gloom in 2025

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3 | A day on the front line of Britain's eviction crisis

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4 | 'I'll starve myself until I collapse to secure my son's release from Egyptian prison'

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5 | Christians in Aleppo are celebrating Christmas – but fear for their future

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Winds of up to 82mph have been recorded in parts of the UK, as travellers hoping to get home for Christmas face further disruption with ferries, flights and trains cancelled due to bad weather

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

Either my son comes out of prison or I collapse

 Laila Soueif, the 68-year-old mother of British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been starving herself outside the Foreign Office for more than 80 days to demand his release from a Cairo jail.

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