2 hours ago BBC EastEnders' Beale family torn apart by affair bombshell this Christmas

EastEnders is set for another explosive Christmas as BBC soap has confirmed one family will be torn apart as a huge bombshell is set to be revealed on December 25

Society

5 hours ago Parcel delivery theft soars as expert warns people to be wary of ‘porch pirates’

Porch Piracy has ruined many festive plans, causing three in 10 Brits to be without a gift for their loved one on Christmas Day - experts are warning residents to be on their guard

Events

7 hours ago EDF will give customers FREE electricity for eight hours on Christmas Day

The offer comes as part of the supplier's Sunday Savers scheme

Economics

9 hours ago ‘If you survive this, you somehow must share it’: reliving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

A harrowing docuseries looks back at the deadly Boxing Day tsunami that killed over 225,000, speaking to survivorsOn Christmas day, 2004, Chris Xaver arrived in Phuket, a popular tourist destination on the south-west coast of Thailand, for a brief holiday. It was already dark by the time she and her then husband, Scott, got to the hotel; she couldn’t see the ocean, but could smell the saltwater of a beach vacation. The next morning, she had just stepped out of the shower when water started flooding their sea-level bungalow. Thinking the water main had broken, they called the front desk. No answer. Outside the bungalow, they saw the remnants of what they assumed was a rogue wave. “The lexicon, the word tsunami, was not in our brain,” Xaver recalled.Twenty years on, she remembers standing...

Events

19 hours ago Coronation Street icon Gail Platt to leave on Christmas Day as boss reveals 'sad' exit scenes

Coronation Street's new boss Kate Brooks told The Mirror what leads to Gail Platt's 'sad' exit from the ITV soap which will air on Christmas Day, with 'secrets' exposed

Politics

21 hours ago Make Christmas dinner loaded chips foodies say is the ‘ideal Boxing Day meal’

One woman has shared a 'no fuss' recipe for those who fancy a Boxing Day meal with a twist

Events

21 hours ago Coronation Street Christmas Day full of 'betrayals' as Gail Platt says goodbye

Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks has opened up on what viewers can expect on the cobbles on Christmas Day, including a 'glorious' send off for Gail Platt after 50 years

Politics