59 minutes ago Superfan who ate Pot Noodles every day for 12 years transforms home into 'Pot Noodle paradise' for Christmas

Dean Pugh, 56, has eaten more than 4,700 pots of the popular snack during his lifetime and has spent over £4,000 on Pot Noodle memorabilia and he even used the tubs as Christmas decorations

Politics

86 minutes ago Strictly champ Chris McCausland to address ableism in Channel 4 Christmas speech

Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message on Christmas Day and call for an end to discrimination against disabled people

Politics

86 minutes ago 100,000 Christmas Day bus journeys expected when operators boost services

Industry body the Confederation of Passenger Transport said more operators are running buses on December 25 to meet increased demand.

Politics

86 minutes ago Cynical scammers set to strike during Christmas week, Santander UK warns

Nearly £2 million was reported lost by the bank’s customers to authorised push payment scams between Christmas Day last year and New Year’s Day.

Events

86 minutes ago 'Christmas crime wave' warning as over 600 shoplifting crimes a day go unsolved

Some 245,500 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in the year to March 2024, damning research by the Liberal Democrats shows

Events

86 minutes ago Technology becomes wedge between Wallace and Gromit in TV movie – directors

The animated film, which sees the return of evil penguin Feathers McGraw, will premiere on Christmas day.

Culture

2 hours ago Britain hit by jingle smells this Christmas as festive revellers won't shower for 3 days

A fifth of Brits plan not to leave the house for five days over Twixmas - the gap between Christmas Day and New Year - to avoid socialising beyond the big December 25 date

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3 hours ago Kyle Walker 'will spend Christmas Day with estranged wife Annie Kilner and their four children' after she filed for divorce in the wake of footballer's affair

The England and Manchester City star, 34, was kicked out of the family home after secretly fathering a second child with his ex-lover Lauryn Goodman .

Society

4 hours ago Ange Postecoglou’s unserious Spurs exposed by serious Liverpool | Jonathan Liew

Spurs can win spectacularly and are fun but they could have had Arne Slot in 2023 and instead have the same pot of relaunched stasisLiverpool are serious about this. They’re not in London for souvenirs or sightseeing. They had a game four days earlier, they’ve got another in four days’ time, and so all they really want for Christmas is to get in, get the points and get out. They’d rather do it clean. But they’ll do it dirty if they have to.Above all, they know exactly what they want. Luis Díaz wants to spin off his man and run from deep, and Ryan Gravenberch wants to plug the gaps and get the ball moving, Dominik Szoboszlai wants you to commit, but not until he’s put you half a step off balance first, and Mo Salah wants to be Mo Salah. They can go short or long, hit you from every angle, hurt you from every bit of the pitch. Nine Liverpool players made a key pass in this game, including the goalkeeper and both full-backs. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb teases what fans can expect from 'clever' finale

Gavin and Stacey: the Finale will air on Christmas Day and cast member Larry Lamb recently teased what to expect from the festive special ahead as fans await its release

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