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The Nutcracker: English National Ballet's reboot restores 'festive sparkle'The Week Recommends Long-overdue revamp of Tchaikovsky's ballet is 'fun, cohesive and astoundingly pretty'
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Congress reaches spending deal to avert shutdownSpeed Read The bill would fund the government through March 14, 2025
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Today's political cartoons - December 18, 2024Cartoons Wednesday's cartoons - thoughts and prayers, pound of flesh, and more
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Ukrainian hackers’ hoax unmasks Russian pilots accused of Mariupol theatre bombingSpeed Read Military wives and girlfriends duped into posing for photoshoot in ‘virtual false-flag operation’
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Russian spy from British embassy jailed for 13 yearsSpeed Read David Ballantyne Smith is ‘a far cry from the thrilling figures drawn in espionage folklore’
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Russia says it has arrested 8 people over Crimea bridge blastSpeed Read
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Russia has lists of prominent Ukrainian figures to arrest or kill should Moscow invade, U.S. officials saySpeed Read
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Is the UK at risk of Russian cyberattacks over Ukraine support?Today's Big Question Security chiefs warn British firms to brace for Moscow-linked cyber disruption
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Why Germany is under attack over Russia-Ukraine stand-offIn Depth Mayor of Kiev accuses Berlin of ‘betrayal’ for refusing to back arms exports
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Illegal migrants to be used as ‘whistle-blowers’ to convict traffickersSpeed Read National Crime Agency to offer more lenient treatment to immigration offenders who help jail smugglers
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Hundreds arrested in ‘dark web’ paedophile stingSpeed Read Global operation targeted users of website hosting hundreds of thousands of abuse videos
