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M&S has launched its Christmas family matching pyjamas with sets from £6

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Marks and Spencer has launched its 2025 family Christmas pyjama range, with styles to suit every family member from adults to babies, and most are now on sale for as little as £6

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There’s nothing better than a matching moment, especially when it comes to Christmas pyjamas, and we love nothing more than finding some great sets for the whole family. So when Marks & Spencer launched its brand new 2025 Christmas PJ range – and then they landed in the early Black Friday sale – we couldn’t wait to snap up a set.

The new collection has everything from tiny onesies for babies to satin sets for adults, and of course the obligatory full family sets so everyone can match. The early Black Friday sale has also seen many of the sets slashed by up to 20%, meaning some items – like this adorable Pure Cotton Christmas Food Print Sleepsuit – are now just £6.40.

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For families with a sweet tooth, the striped candy cane pyjama sets are perfect. For adult men, the green and white striped version is now £28 down from £35, whilst the matching boys set (for ages one to 16 years) is £14.40. Meanwhile the adult women’s pink and white set is £28 down from £35, whilst the co-ordinating girls set is also £14.40.

For fans of something more traditional, the iconic Spencer Bear sets are also available in identical sets for the whole family. They feature a cosy grey sweatshirt with Spencer on the chest, and red and white tartan print cotton long trousers for that classic Christmas feel.

If you’ve got your eye on the cute Christmas Food Print Sleepsuit we mentioned earlier, you can also make sure any parents and siblings can co-ordinate with the newest addition to the family. The matching sets come in navy and feature long sleeve tops and trousers for all the family, and come in a soft and comfy cotton which are on sale between £5.60 and £20.

However, M&S isn’t the only place to snap up some cute and cosy Christmas PJs this festive season. Chelsea Peers has slashed the price of its Christmas pyjama range in preparation for Black Friday weekend, with some sets now priced as low as £19.50. There’s everything from chic and sophisticated satin sets and stripe prints to cosy teddy bear prints and classic tartan patterns.

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Next has also launched a great selection of Christmas PJs this year, with options for men, women and little ones. There’s plenty of prints, patterns and colours to choose from, as well as lots of essential accessories for keeping snug, like slippers, dressing gowns and fluffy socks.

England will be held to account if preparation backfires – Agnew

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Agnew, Jonathan

The BBC’s top cricket commentator

We assumed that some Lions players would need to be practiced when England announced they were considering sending them to Canberra for the Lions game.

The three players they are sending, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue, and Matthew Potts, did not play in Perth’s first Test, and they appear to be doing it very unlikely. It’s a strange circumstance.

Little has changed since England’s original plan, which was to not send anyone for the game against the Premier League’s XI. The likes of Zak Crawley, Joe Root, and Harry Brook will travel to Brisbane to play in the nets.

England is in charge of their preparation and on-field performances. They must ensure that it receives the best chance possible to win the Ashes. The eating will serve as the proof of the pudding.

Australia have won 13 of their 14 pink-ball matches, making them a top-notch team for day-night tests. In those circumstances, Mitchell Starc excels.

England cannot win because Australia is accustomed to these games while England is not.

However, it’s still a lot of a mystery whether England would be more prepared to play under-the-lights than they would in Brisbane.

If England’s plans don’t work, the management, the players, and the administrators will be held accountable at the conclusion of the Ashes.

I was moved by the genuine anger among the supporters following the devastating defeat in the first Test.

People have spent a lot of money, and there is genuine frustration and a sense of uncanny depth. That is dangerous for the England team.

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Ben Stokes’ interview, which I was given right after the game ended, has received a lot of positive feedback. Even if he was a little tetchy, I’m not upset. It is extremely challenging for his team to speak to TV and radio after being humiliated in front of 50, 000 people.

Stokes remarked to me that his team is diligent. I don’t see any differences between him. We are trained by them, and we are certain that they will give it everything. They are incredibly fit. Posets appears to be a member of the SAS.

Do they now have the opportunity to play cricket well? Are England’s efforts to accomplish the goals?

England have made a certain decision regarding their playing style under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. They claim that this strategy offers them the best chance of winning.

That is accurate, right? In the fifth Test at The Oval, which they should have won, it didn’t work. Here, it hasn’t worked.

Their attitude was refreshing when Stokes and McCullum took over. After a depressing run of just one test win, England desperately needed it. They threw down some thrilling cricket over the course of 18 months, destroying bowling attacks.

Fans rekindled their love for the England team, which was crucial to our nation’s game’s health.

Some of us, however, were aware that the approach was unsustainable. The dissenters remained quiet because of the positive vibe in England.

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There is a reason why successful batting has been built on solid defense over the course of 150 years of Test cricket history, not sailing down the pitch and smacking at the bowling.

Since the first Test ended, I’ve spoken with a number of former Australian players. They found that the England setup lacks accountability, which is one issue.

This England team’s refrain, “That’s the way we play,” is one of their mistakes.

Perth should inspire some reflection on what transpired and how mature it was.

The third XI of a village team had the shots that Brook was playing. He needs to develop. Brook is comparable to Travis Head’s superb innings. Between recklessness and controlled aggression, there are a lot of differences.

Although we disagree on the merits of England’s limited preparation, the first Test produced many of the same results.

We could have predicted how wickets would fall in the first Test by attempting to play booming drives while ignoring rising deliveries outside of the stumps when it was revealed that England would only have one warm-up game against the Lions. Look what occurred.

England is stung by a sense that they don’t care. Supporters assume that these England players’ exit strategy is irrelevant because they don’t care.

It is untrue, in my opinion, categorically. The players are very interested. I visited Crawley in a cafe after the Test. He had only 11 balls to play in the match, and he had just scored a pair.

He appeared to be sitting there like a man suffering from a contagious disease, looking absolutely miserable. He was undoubtedly not out enjoying himself or playing 18 holes of golf.

I can’t help but betray England in the golf narrative. They work hard when they train. What should they do the rest of the day? Netflix while you watch it in your hotel room? There is no harm in sneezing in nature or engaging in a sport that distracts the mind from cricket.

England are only one point clear. They would be insane to reject this series. They can take some lessons from Perth, including how they exposed some flaws in the Australian team.

However, Stokes, McCullum, and the rest must pick themselves up and comprehend how to handle things in Brisbane.

At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, I once took seven wickets for a one-day international. In front of 85, 000 people, we were well-known and knew we had been completely overrepresented. That feeling was never something I wanted to go through.

This England team will have endured the same in Perth, and they should now be working to avoid repeating themselves in Brisbane.

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Jockey Kitts given nine-year ban in corruption case

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In a case involving racing corruption, jockey Dylan Kitts has received a nine-year ban.

It was discovered that the rider and associate John Higgins had a plot to extort money from a horse to stop it from getting its best position possible.

When Kitts, 24, placed third in a handicap hurdle at Worcester in July 2023, he admitted to a disciplinary hearing that he had prevented his mount Hillsin from competing on his merits.

Higgins, who has been suspended from racing for a year, was deemed to be the mastermind behind Hillsin’s attempted reversal.

He is the son of Ashley Barnes, a football player from Burnley, and he is associated with the horse’s owner Alan Clegg, who was uncharged by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA).

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The BHA stated in a statement that “the punishments handed down to John Higgins and Dylan Kitts today for conspiring to prevent Hillsin from winning send a clear message to British racing.”

The minimum standard expected of all participants in British racing is to run and ride horses to achieve their best position. It is crucial for those interested in the sport to have confidence in the results of their testing.

Despite having since won three of his 11 races, Hillsin was prohibited from running for 40 days following the contest.

Worcester stewards claimed at the time that the horse “strongly traveled in the home straight” without ever appearing to be asked for a finishing effort.

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Far-right politician prompts fury with burqa antics in Australian parliament

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After demonstrating her support for a ban on the use of burqas in public, an Australian lawmaker who supports far-right politics has sparked furious racism accusations.

The stunt was carried out on Monday by Pauline Hanson, the party’s populist leader, One Nation, after she was denied the opportunity to introduce a Senate bill to outlaw the traditional Muslim attire and other face coverings from public life in Australia.

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As she donned the burqa and entered the Senate chamber, Hanson was immediately accused of racism and Islamophobia by several lawmakers.

When she refused to take the garment off, proceedings were suspended.

The first Muslim to be elected to the upper chamber of Australia, Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, said, “Racism shouldn’t be the choice of the Senate, but the senators may choose it.” “This senator exhibits blatant racism and Islamophobia,” the statement reads.

Senator Fatima Payman, an independent and Muslim, accused Hanson of “disrespecting the Muslims out there, the Muslim Australians,” in a statement released by the Independent.

The leader of Australia’s centre-left Labour government, Penny Wong, moved to suspend Hanson after she declared her actions “not deserving of a seat in the Australian Senate.”

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In parliament, Hanson had twice used a burqa as a prop in support of her long-running campaign to outlaw the wear in public. She wore the outfit in 2017 and then again in 2018.

The Queensland senator gained notoriety in the 1990s as a result of her staunch opposition to immigration from Asia and from asylum seekers.

Her One Nation party now holds four seats in the Senate, having doubled its overall vote participation in May, and seeing a rise in support for its far-right agenda.

Following the events of Monday, Hanson claimed in a Facebook statement that her actions were protesting the Senate’s rejection of her bill.

No, there is no ceasefire in Gaza

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Many Palestinians sigh of relief when a “ceasefire” was declared in Gaza on October 10. They had just endured two years of constant bombardment, which was estimated to have been equivalent to roughly six times the explosive force of the 1945 bombing that hit Hiroshima, concentrated on a region less than half the size of the Japanese city.

The destruction was extensive. Critical infrastructure, including the sewage system and electricity lines, had been severely damaged, most of which had been destroyed, and all hospitals and universities had been bombed. At least 10,000 Palestinian bodies who had been killed in bombardments and who were still unaccounted for had reportedly been scattered across the strip, which is estimated to have contained 50 million tons of rubble.

The respite, however, never materialized that the people of Gaza had hoped would arrive. The Israeli regime began bombing the strip again shortly after the “ceasefire” announcement. Since then, it hasn’t stopped.

Israel has violated the “ceasefire” nearly killed-hundreds”>500 times in 44 days, killing 342 civilians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 109 Palestinians, including 52 children, on October 29. More recently, on Thursday, a bomb dropped on a building they were sheltering in in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City claimed the lives of 32 Palestinians, including an entire family.

However, the bombardment is not the only thing that is still going on. The hunger hasn’t either.

According to the “ceasefire” agreement, Israel was supposed to be allowed to bring in 600 trucks of aid each day, but that has been refused. The IOF only permits 150 trucks a day to enter the strip, according to Al Jazeera’s correspondent from Gaza, Hind al-Khoudary. Additionally, they restrict the entry of much-needed medicine, tents, and other shelter-related supplies, such as meat, dairy, and vegetables.

According to a coalition of Palestinian relief organizations, the current level of aid doesn’t even meet the population’s basic needs.

UNRWA, which claims to have enough food in its warehouses to feed everyone in Gaza for months, is still prohibited from bringing any of it in. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) advised the Israeli regime in October that it has a duty to not impede the flow of aid by UN agencies, including UNRWA, in direct conflict with this.

The court also refuted Israeli claims that the organization lacks impartiality and emphasized its significance as a key player in the humanitarian community. The Israeli government, however, has rejected the advisory opinion and continues to stymie UNRWA’s activities by preventing distribution of aid and denying its international staff visas.

Additionally, the Israeli government does not adhere to the interim measures that were established in a ICJ decision in January 2024, which found that it was possible to commit genocide in Gaza. These included allowing humanitarian assistance into Gaza, preventing and punishing incitement to genocide, and preventing and allowing genocide. The court has since repeated its provisional measures since then. They are still being ignored by the Israeli government.

Because of its unmatched diplomatic, financial, and military cover, it continues to do so on a global level. The most recent instance of that was on November 17 when Resolution 2803, which approved President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, was passed.

The board of peace, which is led by Trump himself, and the international stabilization force, which are charged with ensuring security and putting pressure on Palestinian groups, are two of its provisions. Both organizations’ governing bodies are still undetermined, but they would cooperate with the Israeli government, giving the Palestinian people a new layer of control.

Additionally, the resolution makes it possible to use both domestic and international aid distribution channels. It doesn’t mention the genocide or suggest any mechanisms for holding accountable for war crimes. In essence, the resolution goes against international law and gives Gaza to the US, who is a co-perpetrator of the genocide.

All of this makes it clear that there is no ceasefire in any way. The Israeli government continues to attack Gaza, starve the Palestinian population, and obstruct its access to safe shelter and care.

Third states can claim progress on conflict resolution and even peace if the Palestinians’ fundamental genocidal reality on the ground is still largely unchanged by calling this agreement a ceasefire. The “ceasefire” serves as a cover for the Palestinian people’s ongoing extermination, displacement, and erasure in Gaza, and as a deterrent to the international press and media.

Stroke warning signs after Childish Gambino suffers health emergency on tour

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The performer, 42, who goes by the real name Donald Glover, has spoken out about his health emergency over the weekend at Camp Flog Gnaw Festival.

Around 90,000 people survive a stroke every year in the UK – a stark reality that Donald Glover has now also faced. The American performer, famously known as Childish Gambino, has revealed he suffered a major health scare in 2024, which forced him to cancel the remainder of his tour.

While the 42 year old began feeling ill during a gig in New Orleans, Louisiana, last year, he continued performing and decided to head to the hospital afterwards. Here, doctors diagnosed him with a stroke, according to reports.

At the Los Angeles Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, Glover said, “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana, but I did the show anyway.” I had a stroke, and the doctor said, “You had a stroke, so we went to Houston,” so I went to the hospital. And I was like, “Oh, I am still copying Jamie Foxx,” as I first thought.

They discovered a hole in my heart,” he later said. So I had this surgery, and then I had another surgery. […] They say that everyone lives in pairs, and that the second life begins with the realization of this fact.

A stroke typically occurs when the blood flow stops, affecting movements and speech. Because they can have serious or even fatal consequences, sticks are medical emergencies that call for immediate medical attention.

While Glover did not reveal the cause of the hole in his heart or the specific type of stroke he experienced, it is important to be aware of two main stroke types. The first type, known as an ischaemic stroke, accounts for approximately 85% of all stroke cases, according to the Stroke Association.

These occur when a blockage completely stops the blood supply to the brain, causing damage to brain cells and frequently causing various distressing symptoms. Depending on which area of the brain is affected, specific symptoms may include speech difficulties, paralysis on one side of the face or body, and loss or loss of senses all in one case.

Meanwhile, a further 15% of strokes are caused by bleeding within or around the brain, known as haemorrhagic strokes. Although symptoms are very similar to ischaemic incidents, patients are more likely to experience very sudden or severe headaches.

These are often called ‘thunderclap headaches’, which patients frequently describe as the worst pain they have ever felt, similar to being struck on the head. Official advice from the Stroke Association adds: “Many people think that strokes only happen to older people, but stroke can strike anyone, at any time.

“It’s vital to know how to spot the signs of a stroke in yourself or someone else. Use the FAST test to help you recognise the signs. While most people who have a stroke are older, younger people can have strokes too, including children. One in four strokes in the UK happens to people of working age.”

The three most prevalent stroke signs, as well as:: Face, Arms, Speech, and Time, were quickly identified by the FAST test, which stands for Face, Arms, Speech, and Time:

    Can someone smile when they have a facial flaw? Have they squirted in their eyes or mouths?

  • Arm flexibility: Is it possible to raise both arms simultaneously and maintain a position?
  • Can someone understand and speak clearly when you say something? Is their language slurred?
  • If you notice any of these signs, call 999 immediately.

Although the symptoms of a stroke can quickly fade, the victim is not necessarily safe. In fact, these flimsy symptoms could indicate a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a “mini stroke,” which could give rise to a serious stroke that might occur soon.

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Guidance from the NHS adds: “Do not drive yourself to A&E. The person you speak to at 999 will give you advice about what to do.”

Other symptoms can appear. The NHS says these can include:

  • confusion and memory loss
  • finding it challenging to speak or think in words
  • down one side of your body and weakness or numbness
  • (Nausea or vomiting) feeling or being sick
  • a severe headache
  • experiencing a haze or falling over
  • One or both eyes experience blurred vision or sight loss.