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DOMINIC LAWSON: Happy New Year? It s hard to be optimistic when there s war in Europe and the Middle East - and the England one-day cricket team has turned from vintage wine into vinegar.
QUENTIN LETTS: dishes out his exquisitely wicked advice for 2024: Why Gary Lineker should book into a monastery for the election - and my other New Year resolutions for
the not-so great and good
SARAH VINE: Merry Twixtmas, one and all. Cut yourself a slice of leftover turkey, microwave a clump of figgy pudding - and join me for my totally random and completely biased awards of 2023.
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