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Pets at Christmas – Homemade dog biscuits recipe Pets at Christmas – Homemade dog biscuits recipe If you want to go one step further this Christmas when it comes to treats for your furry friends then consider making your pooch some homemade dog treats. (Tip: They’re also a great gift idea for a friend who has a pet). Christmas is a time for family, and your dog is very much a part of it. Most…

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Boxing Day sales could prove fruitful, with many of the most popular pieces on offer Birkenstocks, trouser suits and seam-free workout sets were three of the most purchased fashion items of 2022. For those looking to tap into trending items, the Boxing Day sales could prove fruitful, with many of the most popular pieces on offer. I Shop Therefore I Am reads the 1987 work of Barbara Kruger. So if we are defined by what…

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Frodsham golf course joins growing number of sites being put to new, more community friendly use It was once an immaculate golf course where footballers such as Michael Owen and Dietmar Hamann teed off. These days, the only holes are those made by badgers and woodpeckers. Instead of golfers, self-sown silver birch saplings march over the greens. Continue reading… ​Frodsham golf course joins growing number of sites being put to new, more community friendly useIt…

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Pets at Christmas – what your dog can and can’t eat It’s Christmas! And your furry friends are more than welcome to join in the festive fun, but not all foods are safe. Most pet owners like to get their pets Christmas presents – new dog toys, Christmas jumpers and doggy treats are part of your pooches’ Christmas gifts but families need to be on high alert about what human foods dogs can and can’t…

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Exclusive: those covering for staff have no power to stop suspected criminals if they have valid travel documents Soldiers and sailors covering for striking Border Force staff at passport control do not have the power to detain people they suspect of criminal activity, leaked documents show. Emails reveal that people suspected of crimes such as carrying a false passport, drug smuggling, people trafficking and victims of modern slavery cannot be stopped by members of the…

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Halloumi Yorkshire puddings recipe How to make halloumi Yorkshire puddings A TikTok chef recently shared a viral recipe for ‘ halloumi Yorkshire puds’ and honestly, we’ve never been more excited about anything. Out with the regular Yorkshire puds and in with a new jazzy addition to the Christmas table feast. TikTok chef @melizcooks shared the recipe for what she calls hellimli Yorkshire puddings (which is the Turkish word for combining the salty cheese ‘hellim’ with…

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The Independent – Unprecedented travel disruption for Christmas Summary of the front page The Independent says Millions of Britons travelling for Christmas face unprecedented travel disruption on Friday with “immense” pressure on roads, railways and airports. Motorists have been warned the drive home could “spiral into a traffic nightmare” and be mired by breakdowns as 17 million drivers are expected on the roads in the next two days during a four-day National Highways walkout. A…

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The Guardian – No 10 threatens to block Scottish law on legally changing gender Summary of the front page The Guardian reports on Westminster’s threat to block a new Scottish law that makes it easier for people to change gender. No 10 has made it clear it would consider a “nuclear option” of blocking the self-identification bill going for royal assent. It comes after the Scottish government called it a “historic day for equality”. The…

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Financial Times- Badenoch joins EU critics in attacking Biden’s green subsidies as protectionist Summary of the front page International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has criticised US President Joe Biden’s new green subsidies, calling them protectionist – that’s on the front of the Financial Times. There are fears Joe Biden’s “protectionist” US package of green subsidies will hit UK-based makers of electric cars. The paper writes Ms Badenoch has written to her US counterpart to protest…

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Daily Mirror – King’s Christmas security fears Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror leads with concerns for the King’s safety, amid fears his Christmas walkabout may be targeted by protesters. Security chiefs have ordered a review of the King’s safety over fears his Christmas walkabout at Sandringham may be hit by protests. It follows incidents where eggs have been hurled at the monarch, the paper notes. A source tells the Mirror: “This isn’t…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Many of Friday’s front pages report on the new legislation in Scotland making it easier to change gender.  Scotland gender law “A dark day for women,” is how the Scottish Daily Mail describes it, adding there are worries about the safety of women and children. The Scotsman reports that powers to block legislation on devolved matters could be used for the first time by the UK government in an…

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Border Force staff join strikes as postal workers take action again The Guardian says Border Force officials will on Friday join the wave of industrial action across Britain, starting the first of a series of strikes at airports, while Royal Mail workers strike again for two days before Christmas. Passengers travelling into the UK have been warned to be prepared for longer queues at immigration in airports, while many letters and parcels will now go…

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