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Downing Street cancels staff Christmas party but urges others to go ahead

Number 10 said the cancellation was due to coronavirus pressures, not the scandal engulfing the UK Government over last year’s events.

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Dec 10th 2021, 3:34 PM

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6 signs the tide might be turning against the 12 pubs

Have we reached peak pub?

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Dec 6th 2014, 3:55 PM

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Irish guy comes up with the perfect solution for every lazy Christmas shopper

What the f**k will I get?

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Nov 25th 2014, 2:51 PM

# the c word

We're thinking about Christmas 3 months earlier than we did in 2007

People started Googling about Christmas in August this year.

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Nov 12th 2014, 9:11 PM

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ALERT! The Brown Thomas Chr**tmas shop is almost ready to open

Ding dong merrily on NOPE.

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Aug 19th 2014, 4:53 PM

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"I can smell gin and urine" - 5 Christmas disasters caught on camera

Your Christmas couldn’t have been as bad as these.

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Dec 26th 2013, 5:00 PM

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6 good reasons to despise festive crowds

Just MOVE!

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Dec 20th 2013, 9:30 PM

# jingle hells

8 reasons why it's not ok to talk about Christmas yet

A very merry unChristmas to you.

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Oct 9th 2013, 1:09 PM

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16 reasons going to the beach is the worst

THE WORST.

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Jun 9th 2013, 1:00 PM

# F**k you

Are you avoiding Valentine's Day? Let us help

These things will take your mind off all the pukey romance…

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Feb 14th 2013, 11:16 AM

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Christmas presents for sick children stolen from hospital

Warning: this is possibly the saddest story you’re going to read this Christmas.

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Dec 18th 2012, 12:24 PM

# bad santa

Shopping centre sacks Santa for being rude

Naughty, and certainly not nice. Ho ho hum.

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Dec 6th 2012, 7:00 PM

# too early

Winter is coming… and so is Christmas. Here’s the evidence.

If the thought of Christmas in September sends you into an unbridled rage, read this at your peril.

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Sep 18th 2012, 9:40 PM

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Are these going to be the top ten most popular toys this Christmas?

Argos doesn’t care that it’s only July – the retailer has released its list of toys it predicts are going to be big this year.

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Jul 23rd 2012, 7:00 AM

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Apologies in advance: This is a Christmas story.. but it's about toys

Hamleys of London have released their top ten predictions for Christmas, and it includes Cabbage Patch Dolls and Subbuteo…

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Jun 28th 2012, 6:16 PM

# EBS

EBS workers vote to end '13th month' strike action

94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.

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Feb 7th 2012, 1:20 PM

# 13th month

EBS staff to hold second strike over '13th month' payment

Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.

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Jan 11th 2012, 6:44 PM

# EBS

EBS staff begin strike action over '13th month' payment

Staff at the State-owned building society say their ‘Scrooge-like’ employer is withholding an annual payment of four weeks’ pay.

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Dec 20th 2011, 8:36 AM

# EBS

EBS staff vote to strike over Christmas payment

A majority of UNITE members at the building society vote to pursue action over the withholding of a ’13th month’ payment.

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Dec 13th 2011, 2:14 PM

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EBS cancels Christmas payments for staff

Staff are balloting for strike action after the building society said there would be no traditional Christmas payment for employees. The payment has been made every year for the past 45 years.

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Dec 7th 2011, 7:07 PM

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Is this ad ruining Christmas for children?

Hundreds of people have complained to the advertising watchdog in the UK about this Christmas ad from chainstore Littlewoods – but is it really that bad? (WARNING! Do not read this piece if you are under 10).

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Nov 25th 2011, 3:44 PM