It's Christmas, David! (David Books [Shannon])

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Earlier this year the 43-year-old boxer generated plenty of attention for appearing to couple up with not only girlfriend Sian Osborne, 30, but former The Saturday’s singer Una Healy, 42. The President welcomed the company to the meeting. He introduced Dr David Christmas, Consultant Psychiatrist in the Advanced Interventions Service and based in Dundee, inviting him to give his talk on ‘ Modern Management of Treatment-Refractory Depression and OCD’.

of the proceeds from each sale, will be donated to Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, a charity of which Raymond Briggs was a friend and patron. The official collection includes a festive jumper, scarf and blanket which has taken inspiration from Raymond Briggs’ iconic and best-loved picture book of the same name, which was first published in 1978. The sheer quality of English sparkling wine has long since seen off the sceptics, but the pricing can still sometimes be a little ambitious. Not here: this wonderfully bright, lemony but yeasty-savoury-salty cuvée is easily as good as many champagnes that are double the price. I’m A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec have admitted they might be in hot water for a cheeky joke (Picture: ITV) Episode 2 - The second special will be airing on December 2 and is called 'Wild Blue Yonder'. The episode synopsis reads: "The Tardis takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake."Sainsbury’s has done well to secure the services of one of the best producers in Rioja (CVNE) for this incredible bargain of a classic gran reserva. From one of the best vintages in recent memory in the region, it’s a harmonious combination of deep dark fruit, soft melting tannins and leathery savouriness. A new work has been commissioned for the Christmas Eve service every year since 1983, and this year Cheryl Frances-Hoad has written ‘The Cradle’, a setting of an English translation by Robert Graves of an anonymous seventeenth century Austrian text.

My only disappointment is that David himself, as well as the stories, don't mature at all. I wish there was juuuuust a bit more to the text, that David looked juuusst a bit older than he did in his last book. Without that, I fear the series (and the repeated joke) may grow stale because while I was (audibly) excited to see a new book in the series, while reading it I also thought for a second "why is he still telling the same joke?"It is believed David Tennant will regenerate into Ncuti Gatwa during the third special, as it has already been confirmed that Ncuti will be appearing in his first full episode for the Christmas Day special. The actor's first series will then start properly in 2024. Dr Christmas then moved on to say more about the work of the AIS in Ninewells Hospital which was established with central Scottish Government funding in 2006. Much strategic emphasis has been put on differentiating between the intended quaternary level status of this unit, with the requirement to fill tertiary level need, there being no tertiary level psychiatry services anywhere in Scotland. This means that the majority of the work involves assessing referrals direct from secondary care. It was noted that referral requires no extra expenditure from referring health board to this specialist unit with its top-sliced central funding. Dr Christmas explained that he had been a Consultant in Tayside since 2006 working in a Nationally funded, supra-specialist Advanced Interventions Service (AIS). With the main focus of the unit’s work being on treatment-refractory depression and OCD, he began with a few statistics relating to each condition. Dr Christmas summed up by saying that for depression there is little new; ketamine is interesting but currently too short-lived to be useful. Possibly the use of psychedelic agents will be a future area for research. Most developmental work is in neuro-stimulation but there are few really useful outcomes of this to date. For OCD, the best advice is to use existing drugs better and, where tolerated, in higher doses. DBS may be better for OCD than depression but this is not yet substantiated. Episode 3 - The final special - 'The Giggle' - will air on BBC One on December 9. The episode synopsis reads: "The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win."

The President delivered a vote of thanks and presented Dr Christmas with a copy of ‘ The Heritage of the Med Chi‘. Riesling divides opinion no matter its age, but the kerosene/carraway seed aromas that the variety takes on as it gets older are very much in the Marmite category. There’s no escaping them here but, when set alongside the intense lime (juice and skin), they make for an absolutely mouthwatering partner for fish. His raspy tones were floating from a loudspeaker during the four-day fayre which began on Thursday and runs until Sunday. Thousands are expected as it's a welcome shot of fun and cheer and will boost the economy, with most of the stallholders coming from North Wales this year. It's also free. The vineyards of Bergerac don’t quite fall under the geographic rubric of Bordeaux, but their wines, made from the same group of grape varieties, share many similarities, while generally coming in at a significant discount. That’s certainly the case with this clever bit of sourcing by Tesco, with its refreshing, curranty crunch.For millions listening around the world, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, live from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, marks the beginning of Christmas. The service is based around nine Bible readings which tell the story of the loving purposes of God. They are interspersed with carols old and new, sung by the world-famous Chapel choir, who also lead the congregation in traditional Christmas hymns. Ant has been married to Anne-Marie Corbett since 2021, while Dec tied the knot with Ali Astall in 2015 and they have two children together.