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GET ready to join the jet set in 2025 – with the best deals on offer in New Year sales.

Lisa Minot has the low-down on bargain breaks up for grabs, from package holidays and favourite Med hot spots to savings on staycations.

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JET2

THE UK’s largest tour operator is offering a £90 per person reduction on all holidays and 15 per cent off Jet2 flights departing between now and November 15, 2026.

And if you are a MyJet2 account holder, you can make an even bigger saving with £100 off per person. It is easy to sign up at jet2holidays.com/myjet2.

Savings can be made across holidays for winter and summer 2025 and summer 2026, as the tour giant has more capacity on sale than ever before, including a range of new destinations.

Combine the savings with millions of the company’s Free Child Places. See jet2holidays.com/free-child- place-finder.

TUI

THERE are savings of up to £300 per booking with TUI on getaways including Mediterranean beaches, a far-flung adventure in Thailand or family break to the Canaries.

You will get £100 off a booking with a minimum spend of £1,000; £200 off a booking of £2,000 and £300 off a £3,000 booking.

The company is also offering thousands of free child places, low deposits from £60pp and zero deposits with direct debit.

There are also hundreds of free room upgrades across a number of hotels for the summer season.

Marella Cruises, TUI’s UK cruise line, is offering cruisers £300 off per booking on long-haul sailings around the Caribbean or £200 off per booking on short and mid-haul sailings around the Canaries and Mediterranean.

The offer is valid on all sailings from April 1, 2025 and April 26, 2026. See tui.co.uk.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

THE UK’s flag carrier has launched a huge sale across its flights and holidays.

Running until January 28, there are savings on new destinations including Tbilisi and Rimini, as well as new hotel openings in Marbella and a new airport lounge in Dubai.

Flight deals include New York from £390 return, Orlando from £399, Dubai from £429 and St Lucia from £439.

For those seeking far-flung escapes, there are three-night holidays to Dubai from £459pp and New York from £599pp, as well as week stays in Mauritius from £799pp.

Closer to home, there are seven-night holidays to Spain from £269pp, Greece from £349pp and Algarve from £269pp. See ba.com/sale.

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EASYJET

THE Big Orange Sale has up to 20 per cent off flights in 2025. And holidaymakers can save up to £400 on all easyJet sale breaks, with millions of package holidays and free kids’ places available.

More than 1.4million seats across easyJet’s network of 136 destinations are available to book with up to 20 per cent off, including over the February half-term. Fares start from £14.99 one way.

Flights include new routes to Cape Verde, Tbilisi and Tromso. See easyJet.com.

There is £400 off £4,000 bookings, £300 off £3,000 bookings or £150 off when customers spend a minimum of £1,500.

Spend a minimum of £800 to get £100 off, and £50 off £500 trips.

Use the code JANSALE before February 4, 2025. All holidays include flights and accommodation with 23kg luggage on beach holidays. See easyjet.com/en/holidays.

ON THE BEACH

ONLINE travel agent On The Beach has up to 30 per cent off holidays booked before December 31.

Deals include 30 per cent off four-night all-inclusive stays at the 5H Mitsis Summer Palace, Kos, from £593pp including Gatwick flights.

There is also 28 per cent off four-night all- inclusive holidays at the 5H Royal Asarlik in Bodrum, Turkey from £400pp including Gatwick flights.

And there is 20 per cent off all- inclusive trips to the 4H Star Beach Village in Crete between March and November, with prices from £469pp for four nights with Gatwick flights. See onthebeach.co.uk.

EUROCAMP

THE Big Splash Sale will see savings of up to 20 per cent and thousands of family holidays available across Europe for less than £500 per party, per week.

You can get a bargain break across 400 holiday parks across Europe, including France, Spain and Italy, with prices for the family from £800 in the school summer holidays.

For those able to travel in term time, there are getaways from less than £250 a week in May and less than £350 in June, September and October.

Holidays can be secured with a deposit of 15 per cent with the remaining cost spread interest-free up to ten weeks before departure.

The offer is valid on holidays booked before February 28 with the discount applied directly at checkout. See eurocamp.co.uk.

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PARKDEAN

GET in quick and you could save up to 50 per cent on caravan and glamping holidays with Parkdean.

Book before January 1 for savings, including up to £250 off lodge holidays. There are touring and camping breaks from £10 a night.

The sale includes short weekend breaks and midweek stays as well as seven-night holidays.

You can enjoy breaks from £79 per party in Cornwall, Norfolk, Devon, Essex, Kent, Sussex and the Isle of Wight, and from £89 in Lancashire and Yorkshire as well as Wales and Scotland.

There are also breaks to Devon costing from £99 in total. See parkdeanresorts.co.uk/offers/sale.

COUNTRYFILE star Anita Rani has come under fire from fans for ‘faking’ her interest in buying a new home.

The 47-year-old appeared on Celebrity Escape to the Country in a bid to find a new place to live away from Hackney following her marriage split.

Anita explained: “All of a sudden I have this urge to be somewhere different and do somewhere different.”

She was seen visiting a number of impressive properties in Hastings and Rye before seeming to find her dream home in Dungeness.

Anita was blown away by the converted Scout Hut, which featured three bedrooms and appeared very keen to buy it.

But when she was told about the £850k price tag, Anita’s interest waned somewhat and she admitted she wasn’t sure she was ready to spend that much.

Those watching at home weren’t impressed with her u-turn and accused her of putting it on for the cameras.

One person wrote:  “There’s no way Anita Rani is interested in any of these homes shown. It’s all just for the programme.  The fake enthusiasm is nauseating.”

A second imitated her, commenting: “Great…great….great…..let’s buy it….

“Well what do you think?”…Mmm….maybe none of them???….or am I mistaken….”

“I’ve got a budget of £875k. House of her dreams is £875k. I don’t know if I can afford it,” remarked a third.

While a fourth added:  “Caught a bit of the celeb #escapetothecountry just now; all guests are doing it for the appearance fee. If they wanted to splash a million on a house they’d do it away from the telly cameras.”

Anita was married to tech entrepreneur Bhupi for 14 years after the couple met at a warehouse party in London and bonded over their shared love of music.

The couple tied the knot six months later in a three-day Indian wedding in 2009 which Anita had previously described as ‘bonkers’.

The Strictly star said: “We had 450 of our nearest and dearest in Bradford, which is relatively small for a Punjabi wedding.”

She had previously called being single ‘uncharted territory’ when the couple first split.

With their busy work schedules said to be a contributing factor, she moved into her former London flat purchased 20 years prior.

At the time she was juggling a jam-packed work schedule, which included the launch of her debut novel, Baby Does A Runner, about a British Asian woman in search of her identity, in July 2023.

When the news broke she told The Sun at the time: “It’s liberating that people know that I’m single now.”

“Not everything works out. Things come to their natural conclusion. That is absolutely fine.”

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The star looked like she was going to buy one of the properties[/caption]

UP to 150 cars could be seized and sold by the council every year under a new plan.

From April next year, Slough Borough Council in Berkshire will tow away cars with three or more unpaid parking tickets.

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Drivers who have ignored three or more parking tickets will have their cars towed[/caption]

They are also allowed to remove cars that are causing an obstruction or pose a hazard.

The owners of the vehicles will be ordered to pay to recover their car, and if they fail to do so they will be sold at auction.

Paul Kelly, the council’s lead member for housing, highways, planning and transport believes the new scheme will raise £165,000 every year.

Around £150,000 of that will go towards running the scheme which was inspired by policies in London and the South East.

Pat Hayes, the council’s senior officer in charge of roads said: “You’ll have heard about difficulties getting refuse vehicles and fire engines to places in the borough,” he said.

“It’s good news in terms of keeping traffic moving, it’s good news in terms of safety and it’s good news in terms of parking fine recovery.”

Those using fake blue disabled parking badges could also be stung by the new rule.

Caravans, trailers and abandoned vehicles could also be towed.

This comes as drivers paid a record £620million in council parking fines last year.

And more than 1,000 tickets are dished out every hour.

With an average penalty fee of £60, the stats indicate more than ten million tickets were issued.

The 2023/24 total is a six per cent rise on the previous year.

Lambeth Council in South London had the highest revenue with £52.4million.

Brighton & Hove had the highest for a non-London council with £12.2million.

But the true total will be much higher as 42 of the 377 local authorities submitted their numbers too late to be included in the official analysis.

Cash raised from the fines goes towards running parking services.

Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Portsmouth were all in the top ten of councils outside of the capital for the amount brought in from parking ticket fines.

LONDON COUNCILS

Cllr Adam Hug, transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said: “Motorists can avoid fines by ensuring they observe parking and traffic rules that are only there to help all drivers get around and find parking safely, smoothly and fairly.

“Money raised from fines and on-street charges is used for running parking services, with any surplus spent on essential transport improvements, including fixing the £16.3 billion road repairs backlog, reducing congestion, tackling poor air quality and supporting local bus services.

“Beyond this, any surplus also contributes towards vital services such as cleaning our streets and improving them so they are fit for the future.

“If any motorist believes they have been fined unfairly, then they have the right to appeal against it.”

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More than 1,000 parking tickets are issued every hour in the UK[/caption]

EMMA PATON stole the show at Alexandra Palace as the World Darts Championship returned from its Christmas break.

The Sky Sports presenter was front and centre of the pre-tournament advertising, including one hilarious “marriage proposal gone wrong” skit made by Paddy Power.

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Emma Paton stunned fans in a black dress as the darts returned following a Christmas break[/caption]

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Fan-favourite Paton was back on presenting duties for Sky Sports[/caption]

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Paton was front and centre of pre-tournament advertising[/caption]

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Paton began presenting for Sky Sports in 2019[/caption]

And her popularity among darts fans has certainly not diminished during the tournament.

Paton, 30, was seen back on TV screens in a dazzling black dress which came with some glistening silver flowers.

Taking to social media, fans were loving the look.

One fan said: “Emma Paton. Deary me.”

A second said: “Emma Paton back on the telly today happy days.”

A third added: “Looking absolutely gorgeous!!”

Another said: “Is Emma Paton the best presenter on the old box atm??”

Today’s darts action has seen Damon Heta hit the tournament’s second nine-darter en route to a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Luke Woodhouse.

• Follow all the action from the World Darts Championship as it happens with SunSport’s LIVE blog

Jonny Clayton and Stephen Bunting also won in their respective games against Daryl Gurney and Madars Razma.

The evening session see Gerwyn Price taking on Joe Cullen, with Peter Wright and Luke Humphries both in action later as well.

Paton made the move into presenting in 2019.

In an exclusive interview with SunSport earlier this year, Paton revealed some of the difficulties of working in front of a raucous darts crowd.

She said: “It is really loud. There are some occasions when it’s just a wall of noise.

“There are times when I actually can’t hear what Wayne Mardle, Mark Webster or John Part are saying. I can’t even hear the director in my ear.

“I just have to hope we are on the same page for running order and not too much has changed.

“Working with Wayne has helped me, he is someone who has always backs me. He’s one of those people who wants people around him to succeed.

“He’s like the Gary Neville of Sky Sports Darts. He’s so engaging and his analysis is second to none and his stories are ridiculous!”

“UTTERLY crackers” parking charges have driven shoppers away from high streets over the festive break, the AA has said.

Up to £26 for just a few hours is charged at city shopping centres across the country, its analysis reveals.

The AA insisted these shocking fees, partly designed to encourage drivers to use Park and Ride and leave their cars on the outskirts, have hit retailers hard during the crucial festive shopping period.

Spokesman Luke Bosdet told The Sun: “In too many towns, parking costs aren’t just bonkers — they’re utterly crackers.

“The AA understands the need to encourage commuters and tourists to park on the outskirts to reduce pollution and congestion.

“Park and ride works very well in reducing inner city travel costs and hassle.

“But doing it on major shopping days doesn’t make sense. Retailers, for whom Christmas trade can be make or break, need support not having the carpet pulled from under them.

“A tenner for four to five hours parking, giving shoppers a chance to sit down and taste the Christmas fare, is a stretch in current times. But £15, £20, £25, what are councils and private operators thinking?

“The Government says it wants to rejuvenate town centres. The cost of shoppers’ parking is one of the places to start.”

The research found Cambridge’s Grand Arcade charges up to £26.40 for five hours.

Liverpool ONE costs £16.50 and Manchester’s Arndale Centre is £15.60.

A government spokesman said: “We will set out details on a private parking code of practice as soon as possible.”

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A MAN has been charged with two counts of murder after two women were stabbed to death on Christmas Day.

Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, were pronounced dead at the scene in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on Wednesday.

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Floral tributes laid by the scene in Bletchley[/caption]

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A forensics officer inside a police cordon on Friday[/caption]

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Police and forensic officers inside the cordon on Boxing Day[/caption]

Jazwell Brown, 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley, was today charged with two counts of murder.

One of the two women is understood to be his partner.

Brown has also been charged with the attempted murders of a young boy and a man in his 20s – both of whom were also rushed to hospital from the property.

He was also charged with one count each of possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

A dog found “covered in blood” was taken to a vet, but miraculously survived the incident, according to Thames Valley Police.

Brown has been remanded in custody and will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow 

Thames Valley Police said in a statement: “Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, a man has been charged in connection with a double murder investigation in Milton Keynes.

“Today Jazwell Brown, aged 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, has been charged with; two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count each of possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

“He has been remanded in custody and will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

“The charges are in connection with an incident in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley on Christmas Day.

“Despite formal identification not yet taking place, we can confirm that the women who sadly died in this incident are Joanne Pearson, aged 38 and Teohna Grant, aged 24, both of Milton Keynes.

“We continue to support the families at this difficult time, and our thoughts are with them.

“The families would ask for their privacy to be respected at this time.”

It comes after a neighbour told The Sun: “At around 6pm a lady came out on the balcony – she’s screaming, ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’.”

The neighbour described how the young boy sprinted out the house and sought refuge with another resident on the estate.

He went on: “The dog ran out, covered in blood. Within minutes there were about 12 ambulances.”

Another shocked witness said medics treated a bloodied male in the street before taking him to hospital.

He added: “Paramedics were working on him and the other victims were covered in a white tarp.”

One neighbour, who asked not to be named, previously told The Sun: “It’s mortifying.

“I heard all the ambulances last night but you don’t expect anything like this to happen around here. And on Christmas day of all days.”

Locals have left floral tributes and teddy bears at the scene since the horror on Christmas Day.

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Floral tributes outside a police cordon in Santa Cruz Avenue, near Bletchley, Buckinghamshire[/caption]

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WORLD Darts Championship action has returned after a short Christmas break – and there are several blockbuster matches on show at Ally Pally!

Damon Heta hit a NINE DARTER in today’s opening clash, but the Aussie ace went on to lose to Luke Woodhouse.

While Stephen Bunting beat Latvian star Madars Ramza 4-1 in the headline match of the afternoon session.

Gerwyn Price and Joe Cullen kicked off the evening session with a bang as the Ice Man edged a seven-set thriller.

Later, defending champion Luke Humphries plays Welshman Nick Kenny to cap a big night of action.

This means that fans will have to wait until Saturday to see teen sensation Luke Littler in third-round action against Ian White.

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THIS is the unbelievable moment the dad of the sex abuse teacher Brittany Zamora’s 13-year-old victim confronts her – calling her a “f*****g monster”.

Vile Zamora, 33, was locked up in 2019 for sexually abusing a young boy who she had groomed via her school’s social media app.

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The Arizona teacher was arrested in March 2018 after her victim’s parents found x-rated texts from her on his phone[/caption]

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The victim’s father is allegedly heard talking with Zamora in the footage[/caption]

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An alleged illicit sexual relationship between a Goodyear teacher and her 13-year-old student started with a message on a school app[/caption]

Now a new bombshell documentary has captured the moment Zamora and her husband, Daniel, plead with the victim’s dad during a phone call to forgive the then-teacher and to not call the cops.

The victim’s dad initially speaks to Zamora directly in the bombshell footage, asking her: “What type of f*****g perverted person are you?”

He continues: “You are a f*****g monster.

“You are a pedophile and are a child molester.”

Zamora then proceeds to ask the furious dad if they could meet to talk about the abuse and if they could “settle” it “outside”.

The boy’s dad sarcastically responds: “Oh yeah, so I can give you a chance to do it to some other kid.”

He adds: “Ms Zamora, do me a favor, do not call me back again, do you understand me?”

The disgraced teacher then passes the phone onto her husband, Daniel Zamora.

In the footage he is heard begging: “God preaches forgiveness, man.”

The victim’s dad proceeds to slam the mad husband, labelling the sick teacher Zamora as a “f*****g monster”.

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Love letters swapped between Zamora and her victim[/caption]

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Brittany Zamora was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on July 12, 2019[/caption]

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Zamora and her husband ask to settle it outside of court[/caption]

He said: “Listen to me, I am not gonna settle this out of court.

“There’s not enough money you could f*****g offer to me to settle this.

“Your woman is a monster. She’s a monster.”

Oblivious Daniel continues to try and defend his sexual abuser wife, continuing to say that she is a “great teacher” who “made a huge mistake”.

He appears to go as far as trying to justify her sickening behaviour, explaining that she got “invested” with her student and that she had been a great teacher in her five years in the role.

The boy’s distraught father responds: “Your wife decided to be a monster and prey on a child.

“She scarred my son mentally.”

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Las Brisas Academy elementary teacher Brittany Zamora asked her sixth-grade students to message her on an online instruction app[/caption]

The disturbing phone call occurred after the boy’s parents found disgusting text messages that indicated a sexual relationship had happened between the pair after they began monitoring his phone with an app.

Body cam footage of Zamora’s arrest is also featured in the documentary, alongside interviews with parents, witnesses and school administrators.

The victim had told investigators that he and the then-27-year-old teacher at Goodyear’s Las Brisas Academy Elementary School had sex numerous times in her car and classroom.

And an 11-year-old friend of the victim even acted as a “lookout” at times, according to the documentary.

Zamora also fondled the “scarred” victim in the back of her classroom as other students watched an educational video.

In one horrific text, the teacher told the teen: “Like you for real get sexier to me every day lol.”

Zamora pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and reduced charges of molestation of a child and public sexual indecency.

She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in July 2019.

The victim’s family filed a civil lawsuit against the school where the abuse had occurred as well as Zamora’s husband, claiming they were aware of rumors before the abuse was brought to light.

The suit also accused husband Daniel of failing to alert authorities after he discovered the abuse.

He settled for an undisclosed amount in 2019.

In May 2020, the former Arizona teacher filed for divorce against her husband, Daniel, less than a year into her sentence, relinquishing her rights to the family home and shared properties.

In the divorce documents, she wrote that “our marriage is broken beyond repair (“irretrievably broken”) and there is no hope of reconciliation.”

The pair had been together since they were 16 and he remained completely loyal to her throughout the prosecution.

It’s unclear whether Daniel Zamora knew the full extent of what was happening between his wife and the student prior to her arrest and conversations that included the victims father indicated that Daniel thought the relationship wasn’t physical according to AZCentral.

Mr Zamora was never charged for crimes related to the case, yet he remained by his wife’s side even after she admitted to having sex with the boy in court.

Who doesn’t love a bargain – especially when it feels just like a high-end brand but at half the price? 

Beauty fans are raving about some amazing dupes they’ve discovered at Home Bargains, and they’re perfect for anyone looking to save without compromising on style.

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TikTok user Daily Dupes recently shared her latest find: a collection of stunning body mists from Home Bargains. 

She couldn’t contain her excitement, saying: “Run to Home Bargains for these new gorgeous, super aesthetic body mists. 

“Perfect for your new everyday perfume or a last-minute Christmas gift.”

According to the TikToker, these body mists are new in-store and part of a luxury designer-inspired collection – so you can smell fabulous without breaking the bank.

The body mists by Charlie Tate come in a number of different scents. 

She claims that the £3.99 Sandal scent which comes in a blue bottle is just like Le Labo Santal 33, which costs £234. 

The TikToker also showed off a pink bottle called Yes, costing £3.99 and revealed that she believes it is just like the Giorgio Armani Si Passion, which costs £97.

And it’s not just their beauty section that shoppers are racing to get their hands on.

The beloved Dairy Milk Mint Crisp bar has made a surprise comeback, much to the delight of chocolate fans, as the colder evenings set in.

Earlier this year, Cadbury announced it had no plans to bring back the minty favourite after axing it from shelves.

But it seems they’ve had a change of heart, with the bar popping up in stores since October.

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They also had other scents which beauty fans claim to be ‘dupes’ of other expensive scents[/caption]

Usually priced at up to £4 for the hefty 360g bar, sharp-eyed shoppers have spotted it for just £2.49 at Home Bargains.

One thrilled customer shared the find on HotUkDeals, calling it “an amazing bit of chocolate for an amazing price.”

An adorable wallaby once thought to be extinct is struggling to secure a foothold back in Australia where fox-proof safe havens would give it a fighting chance.