49 minutes ago Met Office's Christmas Day weather verdict with conditions expected to be 'double' average

Conditions are expected to improve after a "perfect storm" of adverse weather conditions and road congestion led to widespread disruption during the Christmas getaway

Society

58 minutes ago News Corp and Telstra agree sale of Foxtel to sports streaming service DAZN for $3.4bn

Pay TV channel sells along with the streaming services Kayo and Binge, subject to regulatory approvalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNews Corp and Telstra will sell Foxtel in a $3.4bn deal with global sports streaming giant DAZN, relinquishing control of its entire portfolio of domestic and international sports broadcast rights including cricket, AFL and NRL.DAZN – owned by the second-richest man in Britain, Len Blavatnik – will take a majority stake in the Australian pay television business, including the Kayo and Binge streaming services and the Hubbl set-top box, subject to regulatory approval. Continue reading...

Economics

61 minutes ago 'I made roast potatoes in the air fryer using tinned spuds and they were the perfect Christmas snack'

Roast potatoes are a must-have on Christmas Day - but who says you can't eat them as a snack too?

Politics

69 minutes ago BRYONY GORDON: How I discovered the true meaning of Christmas... by cancelling it and taking my daughter on holiday to Dubai with my grieving friend

I am lying on a sun lounger in 28-degree heat, my best friend Laura to the right of me, hot white sand underfoot. Turquoise waters lap at the Dubai dazzles on the horizon.

Politics

77 minutes ago Here's how to spot a HENRY (that's high earning, not rich yet) at Christmas. The crackers are a dead giveaway...

In my corner of Oxfordshire, it seems Christmas is a competitive sport. It's always easy for the truly posh to spot the nouveau riche trying just that bit too hard.

Events

79 minutes ago The profound agony of being in an unhappy marriage at the happiest time of year: One mother reveals the gulf that's grown between her and her husband

Merry Christmas, reader, from inside a dying marriage. I know I am not alone.

Politics

82 minutes ago The Chase star Anne Hegerty stuns ITV viewers as she shows off her glamorous transformation during Christmas celebrity special

Anne Hegerty looked nothing short of sensational as she returned to The Chase for the Christmas celebrity special on Sunday.

Culture

90 minutes ago Roman Kemp replaces Jay Blades as host of The Repair Shop for Christmas Special

Jay, 54, was axed from the series which he has presented since it's very first episode in 2017, after he was charged in September with controlling and coercive of his estranged wife Lisa Zboze.

Politics

96 minutes ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: In A Christmas Tree, why were Dickens's Christmas decorations from Wolverhampton?

A Christmas Tree (1850) was Charles Dickens's 'other' Christmas story, it was an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the decorations on the tree.

Politics

1 hour ago Jingle smells! Millions of Britons have no plans to shower between Christmas and New Year... with many admitting they won't change their PANTS for more than a day

The weather outside will be frightful - and so too is the odour of Brits, as a quarter have unashamedly confessed they will not wash for three days during the holidays. 

Politics