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Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, who picked up the call that night, played along and assured the child he was Santa. As more calls poured in, he assigned an officer to handle the queries, starting a ...

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Britons hoping for white Christmas set to be disappointed as conditions improve after bad weather caused widespread disruption over weekend ...

The government has launched a consultation on the phase-out of petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Automotive and charging experts will be invited to share their views, as the Government claim the ...

Police accuse pro-democracy activists of offences such as secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces ...

A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term ...

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Kate Garraway has opened up about spending her first Christmas without husband Derek Draper after his death. The psychotherapist and former lobbyist for the Labour party died in January at the age of ...

Ryan Reynolds has reprised the role of Deadpool in his first post since his wife, fellow actor Blake Lively, filed a lawsuit accusing Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment. At such a critical moment in ...