Last minute Christmas

1. Boris Johnson, the escape artist of British politics
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Johnson, now 55 and on a glide path toward becoming prime minister, was then a rising star at The Daily Telegraph, cranking out front-page scoops that verged on satire, portraying European bureaucrats ...

2. Mum banned from every Asda store after ‘self-scan didn’t pick up items’
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Beth Robinson, 31, says she asked staff to watch CCTV of her ‘scanning every time’, but no one followed up on her request (Picture: Scunthorpe Telegraph/MEN Media) A mum-of-five says she is being treated ...