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They’re back! Iconic Nineties toys go viral on Christmas Furbtrees

Videos of the London’s famous Covent Garden evergreen decked out with the owl-like creatures went viral over the weekend. The wacky Furby takeover also hitParis’s Boulevard Haussmann (Place Diaghilev), and Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Tweets from UK fans on social media included; OMG! I need this tree in my life and I looove it!!!!! The Nineties […]

Harry and Meghan’s plans ‘shattered’ as they didn’t understand major royal quirk

Prince Harry and Meghan’s ‘fails’ in 2023 discussed by Krakue Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s Hollywood plans have been “shattered” because they have failed to understand what makes the Royal Family endure, a commentator has claimed. Esther Krakue said the Sussexes’ star quality has waned as they failed to follow the Windsor rule to “never […]

Alex Batty ‘became part of French family’ he was dropped off with

Alex Batty became “part of the family”, a French couple who hosted the youngster for months at a time has said. Frederic Hambye and Ingrid Beauve said Alex, who went missing in 2017, was dropped off at their guest house in the southwest of France by his mother and grandfather in autumn 2021. In a […]

Inside the UK’s Christmas village which is like stepping into a festive movie

A tiny UK village is so Christmassy visiting it is just like stepping straight into a festive movie. From a house which features Britain’s “craziest Christmas lights” through to its gloriously cosy cottages – the charming village of Finstall becomes a gorgeous Yuletide wonderland. This tiny enclave near the Redditch border in Birmingham draws crowds […]

10 ways you can recycle this Christmas to avoid huge waste

The familiar whirl of wrapping paper, glittering ribbons and ornate cards ushers in the joyous spirit of giving at Christmas. But an environmental concern lurks beneath the sparkle as a staggering volume of discarded paper ends up in landfill or incineration instead of recycling plants. Kemsley Paper Mill, near Sittingbourne in Kent, is the largest […]

The unassuming UK train station that’s one of the busiest in Europe

Despite having a whopping 17 platforms, Clapham Junction in southwest London is not the first you’d think of when you picture a busy train station But it is among Europe’s busiest train stations, just not for the reason you might expect. The station is a major crossover point with six junctions providing connections for the […]

The English village that turns into a ‘beautiful winter wonderland’

Christmas couldn’t get more picturesque for Britons than for those living in a sleepy English village that evokes Charles Dickens’ classic novels. Broadway, in Worcestershire, is dotted with stunning Georgian homes draped in wisteria and is known locally as the “Jewel of the Cotswolds”. The village is worth visiting all year round, as the summer lights […]

Have Harry and Meghan ruined chances of a royal Christmas reconciliation?

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spent the past four Christmases away from the UK, and it seems like this year will follow suit. With just days to go to Christmas Day, an invitation to Sandringham for Meghan, Harry and their two children Archie Harrison, four, and Lilibet Diana, two is looking less and less […]