That speaks to the seriousness with which this administration takes what happened on Christmas.

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Somehow this routine recaptures the spirit of Christmas which otherwise would be commercialised out of recognition.

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Still, the company does business with many major retailers, which figures to fetch plenty of senders using UPS this Christmas season.

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That could happen as early as this month, and even before Christmas according to Nomura, which in turn would lead to accelerated elections sometime between February and March.

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The Welsh forces have also joined together again for this year's month-long Christmas drink-drive campaign, which will particularly target young drivers.

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Although this report is focusing on Q3, which is before the big consumer electronics push for Christmas TV sales (and before the Super Bowl rush in the U.S.), it does paint a picture of growth potential for 3D TVs.

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Sunderland-born, Jeffries became the first boxer ever to bring an Olympic medal back to the city earlier this year - an honour which saw him handed the responsibility of switching on the city's Christmas lights.

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Earlier this month, ScotRail workers called off strike action which had been due to take place on 22 December and Christmas Eve.

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