75 minutes ago Rebekah Vardy goes shopping for last minute Christmas gifts and Jamie may be in luck

Jamie Vardy won't be with wife Rebekah and their family for most of Christmas so she wants to make things special - and that means a Christmas tree bursting with presents

Economics

89 minutes ago Carols were the ‘pop hits’ of earliest days of Christmas festivities – academic

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Events

2 hours ago Tulisa reveals she urged ITV to 'take her off camera' in the days after her I'm A Celebrity departure because she was having a 'breakdown'

Tulisa left fans wondering why she suddenly left Australia and chose not to appear in the Coming Out show alongside her campmates.

Politics

3 hours ago Kim Kardashian sparks Satanism row as she stars in bizarre music video with Macaulay Culkin

Kim Kardashian's music video for her Christmas song has left fans 'feeling sick', branding it as 'Satanic' with a man dressed as Jesus Christ and Macaulay Culkin's cameo causing a stir

Culture

3 hours ago EastEnders share huge announcement days before Christmas and fans say 'I'm nervous'

EastEnders fans have been left saying the same thing after the BBC soap announced a huge schedule change for Christmas and the New Year - and it's all because of drama

Politics

3 hours ago Virgin River fans 'work out' what Jack Sheridan actually saw at Charmaine's in season 6 finale

Virgin River fans have been left divided over what exactly Jack Sheridan saw in the season six finale, but it turns out that even star Martin Henderson doesn't know

Sport

7 hours ago Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza

Events

9 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

11 hours 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