58 minutes ago Shoppers take to the streets Christmas rush to stock up on presents (and turkeys) in Britain's festive last

Brits made up in wooly jumpers and scarves - and sometimes Santa hats - are on the lookout for the best deals ahead of the big day on Wednesday.

Politics

62 minutes ago Strictly's Pete Wicks reveals wild night out with stars and makes brutally honest admission

Former The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks has opened up about his first nights out since competing on Strictly Come Dancing, with the reality TV star revealing he was left with a patch in his memory

Events

68 minutes ago Coronation Street star says 'I'm glad ITV have got no money' in shock outburst

Coronation Street's Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Connor in the soap, has declared she's 'pleased' that ITV 'have got no money' during an Instagram Q&A with fans

Events

70 minutes ago Met Office confirms Christmas Day weather forecast for Greater Manchester

Just two more sleeps until the big day

Society

76 minutes ago The VERY candid interview cast in a new light by Blake's lawsuit: Justin Baldoni waxed lyrical about how women are judged by society in It Ends With Us plug

The actor, 40, also revealed on Elizabeth Day's How To Fail podcast earlier this month that he wanted to 'gaslight' his audience as they watched It Ends With Us.

Events

81 minutes ago Sue Radford forced to defend her family as Centre Parcs has to make change for them

Sue and Noel Radford - who are parents to 22 children - are currently enjoying a festive break at Center Parcs, with the resort having to make a special arrangement for the huge family

Politics

83 minutes ago Sir Rod Stewart's former Essex mansion is up for sale for more than double the price he sold it for

The six-bedroom home has been put up for sale by former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll and wife Billi Mucklow amid their divorce

Economics

85 minutes ago The kindness of strangers: on a stressful day, I reversed into another mum’s car – and she told me not to worry

Perhaps she could hear a child’s shrieks over the blasting Baby Shark, but in that moment she chose mercyThis is the first in a series of stories on the kindness of strangersLast year, on a hot afternoon just before Christmas, I was picking my daughter up from childcare. That in itself is usually a pretty stressful situation. But on this day my seasonal anxiety was compounded by a toddler’s sleep regression and a family fight that, after decades of simmering tension, was at last boiling over.Out of respect for involved parties – and fear of setting off round two – I’ll skip the details. But for the sake of this story all you need to know is that I was trying to back out of a very busy car park while a child screamed and I wondered if the people I loved most in the world would ever speak to each other again. Somewhere in that fugue of emotional and auditory anguish I backed right into another mum’s car. Continue reading...

Politics

93 minutes ago All the celebrities that have supported Blake Lively after Justin Baldoni lawsuit

Lively has received a huge amount of support after filing the lawsuit against Baldoni

Society

93 minutes ago Ronan Keating splashes out £13k on flying new dog home for Christmas on private jet

Boyzone star, Ronan Keating, has splashed out a whopping £13,000 on a private jet to fly his new dog, Saint, to Australia for Christmas

Economics