TODAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2017
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On this day
14 YEARS AGO (2003) Our front page told of the joy of the family of British hostage Mark Henderson, freed by Marxist rebels after 101 days in the Colombian jungle.
45 YEARS AGO (1972) Some 10,000 people died after an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale destroyed the Nicaragua capital, Managua.
61 YEARS AGO (1956) The last British and French troops left Egypt, bringing the Suez Crisis to an end. It followed pressure from America and the United Nations.
Birthdays
Model and former French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy is 50. Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the first woman to hold the title, is 62. TV presenter Matt Baker is 40. He was part of comedy dance group Disco Inferno. And greetings to Mirror reader William Sadler from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, who turns 58.
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Today’s events
9am Big Ben to start chiming for the Christmas period.
12.30pm William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London.
12.30pm Everton take on Chelsea in the Premier League.
7.15pm Stacey Solomon, Lee Mead and Bobby Davro star in Jack and the Beanstalk at Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Today’s giggle
What did Adam say on the day before Christmas? It’s Christmas, Eve!