60 minutes ago MARK ALMOND: Burning Christmas tree fills Syrian Christians with fear of what's to come

MARK ALMOND: Is this Christmas a time of fragile hope for the war-torn Middle East?

Events

6 hours ago Mohamed Salah is criticised by Muslim fans after Liverpool star shares latest picture with wife and children in front of a Christmas tree

As has become the tradition for them, he, his wife wife Magi, and daughters Makka and Kayan posed in matching pyjamas for his Christmas post, smiling in front of their tree.

Society

10 hours 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

Events

12 hours ago Looking at your Christmas tree could reveal if you have a genetic health disorder

Looking at your Christmas tree lights could reveal signs of a genetic health disorder that plagues many Americans, yet even more don't know that they have it.

Science

12 hours ago Taylor Swift's 'random' first Christmas job before fame that inspired festive song

In her youth, superstar singer Taylor Swift, 34, had a very important role on her family's Christmas tree farm where they sold the festive plants - but it's not for the faint-hearted

Politics

15 hours ago Christmas leads to average Briton’s greenhouse gas emissions soaring by 23 times

Emissions generated by all the travel, gifts, energy, decorations, food, drink and waste associated with Christmas Day amount to 513kg of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per person - compared to 22kg a day normally

Society