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A Christmas Carol at Middle Temple Hall review: resistance is useless

The oak-paneled, stained glass, 14th century Middle Temple Hall feels Dickens-ier than Dickens

Evening Standard

Greene King pub workers to strike during Christmas period over 'Scrooge' pay offer

Workers will now walk out for three days between December 21 and 23 and between December 28 and 31 and this will impact beer supplies to pubs, including IPA, Old Speckled Hen, and Abbot Ale

Daily Mirror

Union accuses Co-op of ‘Scrooge-like attitude’ as coffinmaker dispute continues

Workers at the Co-operative Funeralcare in Govan are due to start a four-day walkout on Monday,

The Independent UK

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: How the film became a cult classic

Among the many screen adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol is unique.

The New Daily

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30 - how film became a cult classic

Wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas

Wales Online

Kids in tears as 'Scrooge' dog swallows Elf on the Shelf whole in prank gone wrong

Jessika See had set up a scene involving the elf toy and a pile of flour but when she got home from the school run he was nowhere to be seen - leaving the kids scrambling

Daily Mirror

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

“Cult” is often indiscriminately applied to film and television. In Cult Movies (1981), film critic Danny Peary argued that it should be reserved for “special films which for one reason or another have been taken to heart by segments of the movie audience, cherished, protected, and most of all, enthusiastically…

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'Government's treatment of disabled people at Christmas is frankly Dickensian'

When it was introduced fifty years ago, the £10 Christmas bonus from the DWP was calculated as enough to feed a family at Christmas with all the trimmings, nowadays you’ve got no chance

Daily Mirror

Beer drought could hit Christmas and New Year's Eve as brewery workers to strike

Brewery workers at Greene King will strike after they were offered a 3% pay rise as inflation soars above 14%

Wales Online

The best Christmas films to watch on Netflix

Netflix has a flurry of festive films available to stream this Christmas

Manchester Evening News

A Christmas Carol review – festive classic gets a British Sign Language update

Scrooge not only exploits Bob Cratchit but cruelly cuts him out of the conversation in this innovative, satisfying production

The Guardian - UK

David Wenham stars in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in Melbourne in first stage role in a decade

The star started his career in the theatre at 25 years old. Now, at 57, he returns to the stage for the first time in almost a decade.

ABC News

A Christmas Carol: with new movie Spirited, the Dickens classic continues to haunt us

There’s something about A Christmas Carol that screams: remake me! Some count as many as 100 versions of the Charles Dickens story spanning film, TV and even video games.

The Conversation

Theatregoers love Adrian Edmondson in his role as Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol

The former Young One has lost little of his energy or his comedic skills as he proves a big hit in the festive production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

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Raleigh didn’t heed vehicle, driver screening guidance before deadly Christmas parade

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a train slammed into a Texas veterans’ parade in 2012, killing four people and injuring a dozen more, the National Transportation Safety Board urged local governments to overhaul the protections for parade-goers and participants.

Bristol Post

Every word Joey Barton said on Clarke-Harris, Peterborough and Bristol Rovers' defensive record

Joey Barton's pre-match press conference in full as Bristol Rovers prepare to host Peterborough United at the Mem in League One on Saturday

Los Angeles Times

How a clever new spin on 'A Christmas Carol' takes on a Twitter Scrooge

Like many onscreen Scrooges before him, Ryan Reynolds' character in "Spirited" is told that he will face his past, present and future. But he surprises even the spirit haunting him upon raising his hand and asking: "Like 'A Christmas Carol'? The Dickens story? The Bill Murray movie with Bobcat Goldthwait?"

The Independent UK

UK’s self-billed 'Scrooge' promises tax rises, spending cuts

Britain’s Treasury chief, Jeremy Hunt, has warned a spending crunch and tax increases are on their way as he bids to fill the “black hole” in the country’s finances

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Daily Record

SNP branded 'Scrooge-like' after bid to 'feed weans this Christmas' in North Ayrshire fails

A cost of living conflict broke out in council chambers.

Wales Online

Christmas 2022 pantos and festive family stage shows in Wales you really shouldn't miss

These festive shows are sure to get you in the Christmas spirit

Irish Mirror

Dublin's live animal crib cancelled this Christmas as 'grinch' Greens slammed for 'scrooge' tactics

The live crib is one of the most popular Christmas attractions in the Capital every year, with many city children enjoying seeing real farm animals for the first time in their lives.

The Guardian - UK

UK richest family accused of ‘playing Scrooge’ over below real living wage workers’ pay

Exclusive: Company owned by Hinduja family refuses to offer workers inflation-matching pay rise

The Guardian - UK

We have no great expectations of Liz Truss

Letters: Sheila Cross agrees with Michael Rosen that social conditions now appear Dickensian, while Peter Riddle warns of real turbulence and Dr Neil Denby wonders why the wealthy always need carrots

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss, we see the Dickensian world you dream of – and we refuse to go there

The prime minister has a plan, but people know it will leave them poorer, colder and hungrier, says writer and broadcaster Michael Rosen

Irish Mirror

Jessie Buckley to star in Netflix animation Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

The Oscar-nominated actress will once again lend her voice to the new project

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