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“It’s going to be more challenging to get hold of a real Christmas tree this festive season. However if you are able to get one, you can expect to be paying more than you would have in previous years. Wholesale prices have increased between 5% and 10% just this year. ”

Mark Rofe, owner of ChristmasTrees. co.uk on a potential shortage this

year “It’s felt like we’ve been going for a very long time. It’s 2,000 days of ups and downs and twists and turns and false dawns, and snakes and ladders seemed to encapsulate that because we’re in the middle of a game between two governments, we’re just a bargaining chip in it.”

Richard Ratcliffe marks 2,000 days

of his wife, Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe, being detained in Iran “Daniel Craig is well known for being Commander Bond for the last 15 years – a naval officer who keeps Britain safe through missions across the globe. That’s what the real Royal Navy does every day, using technology and skill the same way as Bond himself.”

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Tony Radakin on Bond actor Daniel Craig

being made an honorary commander in the Royal Navy