This week’s Isle of Man Examiner has the latest on our battle to get a report into accusations of a government minister bullying published.

Find out how we got on on page 4.

The front page concerns the health of a young man who was badly injured in a car crash in October.

Inside:

We meet a dog that’s given birth to 21 puppies in one litter. It must surely be some sort of record.

We hear tributes to two well-known Manx characters, Mary Cringle and Harold Leece.

What’s next for Laxey’s sewage treatment plant.

A Willaston nursery has launched its bid for Christmas number one with a single supporting Alder Hey children’s hospital.

A 56-year-old property developer has been put on probation for 18 months after a family row left his son with a cut hand.

The ’toxic’ atmosphere at a Port St Mary’s town hall has prompted two commissioners to resign.

A man from Onchan who ordered cannabis in the post has been spared jail.

A tramcar that was kept in a garden in Ballasalla has been moved before the village’s bypass is built. It is being shipped abroad.

The island must do everything it can to eliminate the ’scourge’ of absolute poverty, Tynwald will hear next week. We found out more.

Douglas Council has lost an appeal against a decision not to strike out a civil claim for alleged negligence and malicious prosecution.

A man has admitted breaching a 10-year ban prohibiting him from keeping animals after he was found to have a snake and pigeons.

The government has made three promotional films to highlight the benefits of living and working in the Isle of Man. We meet the people in them.

Our word on the street feature asks people about their Christmas decoration habits. When is it too early?

A former insomniac who’s appeared on television to share his research and tips on sleep, has given talks to staff at an island bank. He gives his tips.

It will take one benefits cheat 15 years to repay the money she stole. The court case is inside.

Two pages of photos from Peel’s Christmas lights switch-on.

In sport, there’s a story about an accolade given to cycling stalwart Dot Tilbury.

Ten pages of business news look at lots of issues from the world of work, including the fall-out of the political crisis in Malta.

Plus there is lots of coverage of sport in our Final Whistle section, your letters, Terry Cringle’s Times Past, the property sales column and lots of community news.

And we have a special puzzles and recipes pullout plus our Christmas countdown competition continues.

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