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Christmas can be a costly time, with the average family spending an extra £740 in December, according to the Bank of England. And with the cost of living sky-rocketing, a survey by Barnados has found that 47 per cent of parents will cut back on presents for their children this year. Here, three money-savvy mums tell us why buying on a budget doesn’t make their families’ Christmas Days feel any less magical… ‘I work to a strict list and spread the cost’ Ruby Blaken, 32, is a mum-of-three and has a second-hand clothing company. She lives in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, with…

On Sunday, Bitcoin is trading sideways, maintaining a narrow range of $17,000 to $17,350 level. Similarly, Ethereum has risen above the $1,250 level, a support level that’s extended by an ascending triangle pattern. Major cryptocurrencies were trading in the red early on December 11 as the global crypto market cap increased 0.9% to $855.49 billion on the previous day. Over the last 24 hours, the total crypto market volume has decreased by 31.20 percent to $23.76 billion.Let’s take a look at the top 24-hour altcoin gainers and losers.Top Altcoin Gainers and LosersOsmosis (OSMO),  ApeCoin (APE), and Stacks (STX) are three of…

The Australia Institute Ebony Bennett says the gas price caps as an “intervention” are not surprising as the government was considering them for some time.“Providing such massive subsidies essentially to make gas and coal cheaper means people will use it more often and we’re gonna have more fossil fuels in our economy making climate change worse,” Ms Bennett said.“So on the one hand this will help consumers in the short term, on the other hand the government’s probably not doing itself any favour trying to reach its emissions reductions targets in the long term.” Source: Sky News

United target KimKim Min-jae is attracting interest from Manchester United, according to the Mirror. The 26-year-old South Korean international has impressed for Napoli this season after arriving from Fenerbahce to replace Kalidou Kouibaly. He has a £38 million release clause and it could see United or Real Madrid make a move for the player, but his club are hoping to offer fresh terms.TransfersMan Utd may lose Garnacho to Real, Villa lead race for Felix – Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 06:51Paper Round’s view: Kim is an excellent player going by his current displays and that should make him an able replacement for…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk and independent journalist Michael Shellenberger released the fourth installment of the “Twitter Files” showing how executives at the company acted against their own policy to ban former President Donald Trump.After showing several screenshots of messages between former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and senior executives, including Former Twitter Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth, Shellenberger noted there was a notable exception to employees wanting Trump banned.”The *only* serious concern we found expressed within Twitter over the implications for free speech and democracy of banning Trump came from a junior person in the organization. It was tucked…

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Cristiano Ronaldo was inconsolable. As perhaps the final whistle blew on his World Cup career, tears streamed down the superstar’s face.Moroccan defender Achraf Dari tried to put his arm around Ronaldo as he slowly walked toward the tunnel and the locker room. But the 37-year-old Portuguese captain shooed away the 23-year-old and kept walking.Once in the tunnel, shielded from the raucous Moroccan fans still cheering and celebrating, Ronaldo’s face crinkled, and he pinched the bridge of his nose. The tears kept coming. And the cameras caught them. Ronaldo, one of the greatest to ever play the game, will likely never…

CNN  —  The eruption of the world’s largest active volcano – Mauna Loa in Hawaii – may soon come to an end, according to the US Geological Survey. Mauna Loa began erupting November 27, choreographing a spectacular display that sent rivers of molten rock gushing down its side and drawing crowds of spectators hoping to see the flowing lava in person. The volcano’s flow has slowed in recent days, and its behavior suggests the eruption may soon stop, according to the USGS, though when that could happen is still unclear. Though lava eruption from the last active fissure continues, the…

International Federation of Journalists said 20 more journalists killed so far this year compared with 47 in all of 2021Russia’s war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and rising violence by criminal groups in Mexico have contributed to a rise in the number of journalists killed doing their work in 2022, according to a new report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The IFJ said on Friday that 67 journalists and media workers have been killed around the world so far this year, up from 47 in 2021. More media workers were killed covering the war in Ukraine – 12…

The Mets are adding another weapon to their rotation. Japanese star right-hander Kodai Senga and the Mets came to an agreement Saturday night on a five-year, $75 million contract, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed. The deal includes an opt-out after the third year and a no-trade clause. Senga, who will turn 30 in January, is the third starting pitcher general manager Billy Eppler has signed in the past week, after Justin Verlander (two years, $86.7 million) and Jose Quintana (two years, $26 million). The trio will join a rotation that is led by Max Scherzer, currently includes Carlos Carrasco and…