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“The changes in consumer behaviour over the Christmas shopping period that we’ve seen for the last decade will continue this year, with demand from shoppers steadily shifting away from Boxing Day to the three days between 27th and 29th December,” said Diane Wehrle, chief executive at Rendle Intelligence and Insights. Source link

US agencies cannot agree on how the pandemic started, with the scientific community bitterly divided.

The singer says walking in the great outdoors was one of the only ways to make her feel better. Source link

Videos posted on social media show what appears to be a meteor flying over England. Source link

Scientists have found a way to make jet fuel from human sewage and cut carbon emissions. Source link

Close to 20 million people are likely to have died during the last three years, says the WHO.

The former James Bond star allegedly left the trail near a dangerous and sensitive hot spring. Source link

Former world number three Dominic Thiem was a set down when the snake interrupted play in BrisbaneA highly venomous snake interrupted play during Dominic Thiem’s victory against James McCabe at the Brisbane International qualifying event. Former US Open champion Thiem was a set down to Australian McCabe when the snake was spotted near the courtside electrical wires. A 40-minute break in play followed while the reptile was safely removed by a professional snake catcher. “I really love animals, especially exotic ones,” Thiem said afterwards. “But they said it was a really poisonous snake and it was close to the ball…

Several major shipping firms are still avoiding the route after attacks related to the Israel-Gaza war. Source link

BBC political editor Chris Mason asked Rishi Sunak if the government was challenging the full release of messages between ministers and officials during the pandemic, to the Covid inquiry, because he was worried about something embarrassing him. The PM said: “Not at all”. He said it was “right that we learn the lessons of Covid” and he was “co-operating and providing information” to the inquiry. But on one issue, there was a legal matter he could not comment on.The inquiry will sit in public from next week, although the government has so far withheld some phone messages it has claimed…