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Boxing Day Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Boxing Day.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,535 in Boxing Day

  1. Online Grocer Has Record Xmas Despite SnowRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Sky News

    ... from 2008, and delivered more than 3.5 million items. Ocado said like-for-like sales for the four weeks ending on Boxing Day this year were up 30% from 2008 at A 40.8m. Orders rose 34.5% to 299,291 - with an average spend of A 136 - and 17.8 million ...

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    Related Topix: Retail, Grocery, Life, Holidays, Weather, Entertainment

  2. M&S to report holiday sales riseRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Times Online

    ... 26, do not include the post-Christmas sales. They do, however, include online sales made on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The group's food division is expected to have the weakest sales performance, just scraping into positive territory, due to ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas

  3. Luxury defies high street crunchRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Times Online

    ... at John Lewis, told The Sunday Times: "We have never seen anything quite like the crowds this year. I spent Boxing Day at our Kingston branch and when the doors opened people were sprinting up the escalator." Barford added that a fight had broken ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Christmas, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

  4. Postcards from Greg HemmingsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

    ... the gift of more snow, assuring a white Christmas, just the way it is supposed to be. As I write this, it is Boxing Day, and Christmas is over. This morning, for the first time, I was afraid the novelty of winter was wearing off. Now that Christmas ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, World News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

  5. I.sayRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Times-Transcript

    ... it over and over again doesn't mean he will win either -- Roger That, moncton 9:14 a.m. ====================== Boxing Day deals a draw PUBLISHED MONDAY, DEC. 28 SUMMARY: Thousands of Boxing Day shoppers lined up outside Metro Moncton's largest ...

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  6. Aamer ruled out of SCG TestRead the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

    ... Sami is expected to take his place in the side in the third change to the Pakistan bowling line-up from the Boxing Day Test. Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul are set to come in for Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rauf in the other changes for the clash, which ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cricket, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies

  7. The Bell To Bell News Report 01.02.10Read the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | 411mania.com

    ... favorite things that comes with the holiday season, the World Junior Hockey Championship. Every year starting on Boxing Day (December 26th for all of you non-Canadians out there), the best under-20 hockey players from around the world meet in a ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  8. Husband held in stabbing ...Read the original story

    Thursday | Chilliwack Times

    The suspect charged in connection with a death at a Ryder Lake residence on Boxing Day made a brief appearance in Chilliwack Provincial Court Tuesday morning.

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  9. Boxing Day electrical short-circuit causes sewage to escape into Moose Jaw River

    Thursday Dec 31 | Times-Herald

    In relation to the effluent that escaped from a local pumping station on Boxing Day, the City of Moose Jaw is advising residents to stay off the ice on the Moose Jaw River.

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    Related Topix: Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada, Life, Holidays

  10. Warming your heart by the fire of new programsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Wilsonville Spokesman

    ... be closing early, at 2 p.m. (Not so) shockingly, we'll be closed the whole day, Dec. 25, but will then reopen on Boxing Day, Saturday, Dec. 26, at 10 a.m. With the dawning of the New Year - you guessed it - we'll be closed on Jan. 1. The library ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Wilsonville, OR, New Year's Day/Eve, Opinion

  11. Icy streets mean a slippy New YearRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Southtyneside Today

    ... borough, which falls into the south of Tyne catchment a ' and also included Gateshead and Sunderland a ' was on Boxing Day, where 297 people needed treatment. In a bid to try and combat the ice many people took to the streets with their own methods. ...

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    Related Topix: South Tyneside, England, Tyne and Wear County, England, United Kingdom, Weather, South Shields, England

  12. Black Friday sales trump Boxing DayRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Globeinvestor.com

    Only the day after Thanksgiving, or "Black Friday," was busier in terms of traffic and sales, at $10.66-billion, the firm said.

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  13. The solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodRead the original story w/Photo

    Jan 1, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... Liturgy published by the Vatican: Christmas (December 25th) St. Stephen (December 26th) - celebrated in the UK as Boxing Day. St. John the Evangelist (December 27th) Holy Innocents (December 28th) St. Thomas Beckett (December 29th) Holy Family ...

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  14. Burglars strike during boxing day

    Thursday Dec 31 | Milford Mercury

    Police in Milford Haven are investigating three Boxing Day burglaries in the town and are appealing to the public for help.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Wales, United Kingdom, World News, United Kingdom, Milford Haven, Wales, Pembrokeshire County, Wales

  15. Shops want longer hours to increase sales profitsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Sheffield Telegraph

    AFTER a bumper Boxing Day, managers at Meadowhall are already starting to think about December 26 next year.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Travel, Manchester, United Kingdom Travel, United Kingdom Travel

  16. Transport troubles over Christmas weekendRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Thepress.co.uk

    Transport troubles WITH reference to a oeTravellersa anger at wintera s woesa , and the concerns expressed about lack of communciation at York Station on Sunday, and the lack of Park&Ride buses in York on Boxing Day.

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  17. Ria confident of Saturday's clashRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Trinidad Guardian

    ... of Venezuela on July 30 this year to claim the WBA Interim and the WBC Cabofe titles. A rematch was set for Boxing Day, however Fernandes pulled out and Cardona was called in as replacement. The card was then eventually rescheduled from December 26, ...

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  18. Cabbie's terror as knife raiders take taxiRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 31 | This is Hull

    A TAXI driver robbed at knife point on Boxing Day has said she feared for her life as two men stole her cab.

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  19. Everything you need to know about Boxing DayRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 26 | Vancouver Sun

    Selections in stores may be limited on Boxing Day. Photograph by: Photos.com, canada.com So what's happening? As you're rushing to finish your holiday shopping, remember that a new shopping season starts the day after Christmas.

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  20. Time to summarise the past decadeRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Stockholm News

    ... media that underestimated what had happen. The information chain at the government's office did not work that Boxing Day and it took almost 48 hours before rescue operations for Swedes in the area were implemented. Once in place, the operation ...

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