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Sunak refusing to budge on pay as strikes escalate
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How do Wednesday's strikes affect me?

Tomorrow's ambulance strike will involve paramedics, control room staff and support workers, here's everything you need to know

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Scottish Premiership: Will Aberdeen hold on? Or can Rangers equalise?
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EFL Cup: Newcastle, Leicester, Saints and Wolves reach quarters
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Sports Personality of the Year contenders named
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Christmas cheer

Celebrate the fun, joy and generosity of the festive season

The Royle Family: Relive Denise's disastrous Christmas dinner. Video, 00:01:05
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Christmas house celebrates 20 years of lighting up for charity. Video, 00:01:40
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How well do you know your Christmas traditions?
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Around the UK

The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Air show victims unlawfully killed, inquest finds
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Protests cause delay to gender reform debate
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Woman, 83, dies after being injured in dog attack
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Man released after woman found dead in Lurgan
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Northern Ireland

3 things we love today

Turns out A Christmas Carol wasn't Charles Dickens's only festive story
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Hopeful messages we can all take from this best-selling children's book
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McCartney: There I am singing with John again
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Entertainment news

Primal Scream and Charlatans' Martin Duffy dies
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Hamza Yassin's former school hails Strictly winner as 'huge inspiration'
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Singer Terry Hall was 'truly one of the greats'
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Hugh Jackman: I was 'a hot mess' making this film
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Talked about TV

'This is not a game': The new series of The Apprentice is almost here. Video, 00:00:27
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The ultimate guide to Strictly's all-star Christmas special
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'It's fantastic': Tom Hanks enjoys releasing his inner grouch. Video, 00:01:12
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Food

Delightfully festive recipes from Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas
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Italian pasta feasts with a bit of luxury
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Delicious recipes with only five ingredients
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Indulge with this range of classic Christmas desserts
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Easy snacks, sides and full dishes for a festive treat
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The moment that inspired a lifelong obsession

Steven Spielberg on his most important achievement and the songs that soundtrack his life

Lifestyle

Terrifying true crime podcasts to binge over Christmas
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Mary Berry reveals how to nail your Christmas turkey gravy. Video, 00:01:13
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'I like to savour my words': Could you read a book a week? Video, 00:01:40
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Real-life stories

Tandem skydive was amazing, says woman with stage-four breast cancer. Video, 00:03:05
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Why an author asked the BBC for help getting divorced
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Prison to PhD: How one man transformed his life through education
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Society

Recently qualified nurse feels 'betrayed and let down'
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First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealed
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Vape charger warning as fire rips through home
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The cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on board
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BBC iPlayer trailers: New and coming soon

Sally Wainwright’s BAFTA award winning drama returns. Video
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Behind the headlines

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