31 minutes ago Charlotte and Louis receive mountain of gifts from crowds queuing outside Sandringham

The three young Royals walked away with bouqets of flowers, boxes of Cadbury's chocolates and stuffed animals as they joined senior Royals for the special Christmas Day service at Sandringham

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33 minutes ago Dozens of families wake up to Christmas Day without water after burst main as firm makes door

The leak has prompted responsible company Southern Water to say it is 'very sorry' for ongoing disruption in Strood and Rochester in Kent.

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39 minutes ago Paris Hilton leaves little to the imagination in daring Christmas photo shoot

Paris Hilton photo set was liked more than 350k times in just 19 hours, as the heavily-styled images show her wearing not very much while posing under a giant Christmas tree

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40 minutes ago Inside the Menendez brothers' Christmas in 'Disneyland' jail from luxe menu to wife visit

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the brutal killings of their parents, face a resentencing next year, meaning 2024 could be their last Christmas in jail

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44 minutes ago Kazakhstan plane crash: Dozens dead after aircraft comes down in foggy conditions

Kazakhstan's emergency ministry said 42 people likely died in an Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash

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44 minutes ago Voices: With board games, it’s not the winning that counts – it’s the cheating

Fallen out over Monopoly? Come to blows over whether ‘OMG’ counts as a word in Scrabble? Kat Brown insists that a festive row is actually the perfect way to bring the family together this Christmas

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52 minutes ago Argentina’s libertarian PM Javier Milei says ‘long live freedom damnit’ as world leaders share Christmas messages

With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders from across the globe have said this Christmas

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58 minutes ago James Corden's fears after Gavin and Stacey star 'ignored' his plan for Xmas special at first

Gavin and Stacey fans will finally learn the fate of Nessa and Smithy in tonight's Christmas special episode, following a five-year wait after her shock proposal.

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58 minutes ago Shane MacGowan's tender Christmas message to wife from beyond the grave

Victoria Mary Clarke was married to The Pogues frontman for more than 30 years. Despite Shane MacGowan's death last year, she says he continues to communicate with her

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58 minutes ago Boxing Day 2024 supermarket opening times for Aldi, Tesco, Asda, M&S, Morrisons and Sainsbury's

What time supermarkets close over Christmas on Thursday, December 26, and hours for all major UK stores

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