74 minutes ago These people are all working on Christmas Day to keep the rest of us safe

Many will be sacrificing their own celebrations on December 25 to make sure the rest of us can enjoy ours

Politics

2 hours ago People are only just realising why you shouldn't put Christmas trees in soil or sand

If you want to get the most out of your Christmas tree, there's a vital reason you shouldn't be putting it anywhere near soil or sand - and the reason may shock you

Politics

5 hours 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

7 hours ago German Christmas market suspect spotted visiting takeaway just hours before attack that killed 5

A snack shop owner in the Magdeburg area of Germany, where a man ploughed into people at a Christmas market and killed five people, has told of how the suspect visited his takeaway store hours earlier

Events

9 hours ago The best pictures as the Coca Cola truck turns up in Cardiff with huge crowds flocking to see it

The Coca-Cola truck has become a Christmas tradition for lots of people in Cardiff

Transport

11 hours ago Snow maps reveal what parts of UK will be blanketed as Met Office issues White Christmas update

As Britain settles in for the busy Christmas period, the Met Office has told people what weather they can expect on the big day and where will be hit by snow

Events

12 hours ago Behind the lavish Christmas displays he lies shivering alone in a red tent

The Manchester Evening News spoke to people facing life on the streets this Christmas

Politics

12 hours ago Magdeburg Christmas market attack: authorities received warnings about suspect

German government to investigate whether more could have been done to prevent car-ramming that killed fiveThe German government has vowed to investigate whether a Christmas market car attack that killed five people and injured 200 could have been prevented after it emerged that authorities had received multiple warnings about the suspect.Amid mounting criticism of Germany’s security apparatus, the interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said on Sunday the heads of the domestic and foreign intelligence services would be questioned by two parliamentary committees next week Continue reading...

Events

12 hours ago Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children

Events