Strictly Come Dancing star Zara McDermott has revealed she was spat on by a man in a 'vile' street attack as she went shopping with her friend for last minute Christmas items

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Gunmen target press conference at reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital after street gangs forced its closure earlier this yearTwo reporters and a police officer were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference scheduled to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital.Street gangs forced the closure of the State University of Haiti hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in the capital Port-au-Prince on Christmas Eve. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, the gunmen opened fire. Continue reading...

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Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036See all our Ukraine war coverageA ballistic missile struck an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 15, four of them seriously, officials said. Ukrainian officials denounced the Christmas Eve attack on the city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. “While other countries of the world are celebrating Christmas, Ukrainians are continuing to suffer from endless Russian attacks,” Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, wrote on Telegram.Nearly three years into the Russian invasion, Christmas celebrations across Ukraine are shrouded in grief. “Not all of us are home, unfortunately. Sadly, not everyone has a home. And tragically, not everyone is still with us,” Zelenskyy said in an address. This will be the first Christmas that Lyubov spends without her son Taras On...

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Max George was preparing to reunite with his girlfriend Maisie Smith on Christmas Eve as he finally returned home after being discharged from hospital following emergency heart surgery.

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This half hour horror was a spooky Christmas Eve treat.

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Forecasters say the temperatures will remain the same as seen on Christmas Eve will go on until 2025 comes in.

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The 88-year-old pontiff, who has recently been suffering from a cold, was pushed in a wheelchair up to the huge, ornate bronze door and knocked on it, before the doors opened.

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The Princess of Wales urged people to ‘slow down’ and turn to ‘love, not fear’, during the annual event

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Another hugely entertaining year of sport is set to come to an end. There are five questions for each month, covering various sports. How many can you get right?

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The 51-year-old actress talked about a raucous family time on the Christmas Eve episode of her MisSpelling podcast.

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