1+ min ago (539+ words) Curtains from Sandringham House have been turned into Christmas stockings Old curtains from the royal residence of Sandringham House have been given a new lease of life, transformed into festive Christmas stockings for a charity auction. A dedicated sewing bee meticulously repurposed the luxurious fabric, crafting 25 unique stockings ahead of the festive season. The skilled members of the sewing bee operate from another stately home with royal connections, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland. Meeting weekly, the group has spent recent months meticulously working on the Sandringham material, turning it into bespoke items for a charitable cause. Twenty-four of the individually numbered stockings are now being auctioned to raise vital funds for The King's Foundation, while the final stocking is destined to be a Christmas gift for the King himself. Each piece required over six hours of intricate work, with the…...

11+ min ago (489+ words) Suspect in the mass shooting which took place east of San Francisco at large as several victims taken to hospital Two children aged 8 and 9 were among the four people who were killed in a gang-related shooting in California that wounded 14 others at a birthday party in the city of Stockton, California. The suspect in the shooting is at large. Another of those killed was just 14, the other was 21, officials have said. A prayer vigil for the victim's families will be held on Sunday evening. Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi has confirmed the shooting is being treated as gang-related. Fugazi also said that President Donald Trump's advisors have been in contact to offer help in tracking down the gunman. The shooting happened around 6 pm Pacific Time at a banquet hall along the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the…...

20+ min ago (678+ words) Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wraps up on Cyber Monday. It's no secret that buying things online is now a staple of many people's everyday routines. And year after year, those purchases mount during the gift-giving holiday rush. Experts expect consumers to drive record Cyber Monday spending this year, even amid wider economic uncertainty. Adobe Analytics has estimated that U.S. shoppers will spend $14.2 billion online Monday, or 6.3% more than in 2024. They already spent $11.8 billion online for Black Friday and another $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving Day, exceeding Adobe's forecasts. Consumer spending for Cyber Week " the five major shopping days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday " provides a strong indication of how much shoppers are willing to spend for…...

25+ min ago (311+ words) If you missed out on the news this weekend, here's a summary of the top global headlines with links to some of our best journalism. US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation's capital to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. Read our story about the suspect. And read about how her community in West Virginia remembers the slain National Guard member. Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine. The high-level negotiations in Florida came days…...

33+ min ago (566+ words) Norris heads to Abu Dhabi only 12 points clear of Max Verstappen after McLaren botched an early pit-stop call Lando Norris said he just wanted to go to bed after Max Verstappen cashed in on a calamitous McLaren strategy decision to win the Qatar Grand Prix and take his British rival to a mouth-watering season finale. Norris was bidding to be crowned world champion in Doha, but he finished only fourth and will head to the 24th and concluding round in Abu Dhabi guarding only a 12-point lead over Verstappen, with team-mate Oscar Piastri, runner-up to the Red Bull driver here, 16 points back. McLaren were in control of the 57-lap contest, despite Norris dropping behind Verstappen from second to third at the start. Piastri led, but both he and Norris were told not to pit when a safety car was deployed on…...

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1+ hour, 3+ min ago (215+ words) President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors " the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases. Gentile had reported to prison on Nov. 14, just days before Trump commuted his sentence, according to a White House official who requested anonymity to provide details of the clemency action. Gentile had been the CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital, which had raised $1.6 billion in capital to acquire companies in the auto, retail, health care and housing sectors. He had been sentenced to seven years in prison after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department at the time described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds. But the White House official…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (159+ words) Lucy Leeson | Sunday 30 November 2025 20:50 GMT Actor Alex Kingston and her professional partner Johannes Radebe have become the eighth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. The Doctor Who star and her professional dance partner left the show on Sunday (30 November) after losing the dance battle to EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon. When asked about her time on the show, Kingston said: "I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would last this long. "It's been just the most incredible journey for me. Radebe added: "I've never grinned as much as I have in the last few weeks. Thank you Alex for being a trooper, I will hold on to the memories. As far as the dancing goes, I think we've achieved what we wanted to achieve. "These memories are just the beginning for us, we…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (503+ words) The episode revolves around the town's annual "Turkey Trot' race South Park took aim at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's obsession with social media and Saudi Arabia's sponsorship of stand-up comedy and professional sport in this week's Thanksgiving-themed episode. In the new episode "Turkey Trot" that aired Wednesday, the town's annual Turkey Trot turns to Saudi Arabia for sponsorship. Meanwhile, Hegseth arrives with the Department of War and mistakes the event for an Antifa uprising. The character of Hegseth spends much of the episode convincing his Department of War soldiers to help him shoot content, while he pleads with his viewers to "like and subscribe." Among the content he posts is an attempt to do chin-ups in a reference to the real-life video he and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared in together. The end of the episode saw him taking on…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (839+ words) Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Despite Moises Caicedo's red card the Blues outplayed the Gunners and forced a draw at Stamford Bridge At half-time, shortly after Moises Caicedo had gone for a justified red card, Enzo Maresca had a single simple message for his Chelsea squad. "We need to double the effort." They did that, and very much matched Arsenal's extra man in an intensive 1-1 draw, but also multiplied their effectiveness with 10 players on the pitch. This is a side that have clearly learned the lessons from similar setbacks earlier in the season, to properly develop as a team. That is testament to Maresca, who also deserves credit for an excellent display of coaching. The Chelsea manager was quick to point out that Arsenal are probably the best team in Europe at the moment, but it didn't always feel like that in a…...