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1. Tributes pour in for ‘incredibly talented’ footballer killed in a car crash

2. Left-wing candidate elected as new leader of UK’s biggest trade union

3. The classic Christmas foods with hidden health benefits

4. Jack Smith faces private grilling by House GOP over Trump probes after offer to testify publicly was rejected

   The former Justice Department special counsel wants to correct what he regards as mischaracterizations from Republicans about his work

5. Pro-Palestine protesters chanting ‘globalise the intifada’ in the UK face arrest, police confirm

   Two police forces have said they will ‘act decisively and make arrests’

6. India's Modi visits Ethiopia and calls for renewed bilateral relations

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia during his first visit to the country

7. Macaulay Culkin wades in on Die Hard Christmas debate — and fans aren’t happy

   As the self-proclaimed ‘godfather of Christmas,’ Culkin believes his opinion ‘has some sway in this’

8. I will be booking Interrail tickets tomorrow – here’s why you should too

   Train Talk:How to make the most of the latest Interrail promotion

9. Susie Wiles says Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ — and reveals her ultimatum that shaped the 2016 election

   The president is a teetotaler, telling Fox News in 2016 that he’s ‘never had a drink’

10. Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge

    Faith-based films are gaining traction in Hollywood, with recent successes sparking renewed interest