88 m. ago Christmas drone show is branded a 'complete con' by furious families after they spent £94 on watching 'dystopian swarm of lights' in muddy field... and the grand finale was an EMPTY sky

Parents and children who gathered for the drone show had been promised a show where the night sky would 'come alive with the heartwarming tale of the world's most famous reindeer'.

Economics

2 h. ago Battle of the Christmas lights: Families who spend £10,000 transforming their homes into winter wonderlands... and the Grinch neighbours who live in their glow

Britons use an estimated 150,000 miles of Christmas lights each year, enough to circle the country's coastline 20 times as they brighten up the darker months.

Society

9 h. ago ‘What am I looking at?’ Parents slam £94 drone show as ‘total c*** dystopian swarm of lights’ held in muddy field

IN a spectacular flop, a Christmas drone show has left children confused, parents embarrassed and families demanding refunds for a "joke" light display. Spectators were left squinting to work out what they were looking at during a drone show in West Sussex over the weekend, leaving audiences booing and families declaring it a "complete con"....

Events

9 h. ago How to use marshmallow sponges in your shoes to make them super

THERE'S nothing worse than trying to battle through shoe pain at a Christmas party. So it's no wonder that one woman has been praised for her clever hack to make heels comfier on nights out. Chloe took to her TikTok page to demonstrate her trick, after "panicking" she'd made the wrong heel choice for a...

Politics

15 h. ago 'Screams heard' at Winter Wonderland mayhem as 'brawling' youths 'spit at police'

Two were arrested with the chaotic scenes coming just two weeks after machete-wielding youths terrorised city centre visitors near to the same Winter Wonderland event

Events

20 h. ago Winter Wonderland 'brawl' as youths 'spit on police' and screams ring out

Eyewitnesses claimed there was a brawl among teenagers in Nottingham city centre this evening - just two weeks after police launched a hunt for a group of youths who had machetes

Events

26 h. ago Is your Christmas tree making you look tacky? How you make sure your decor is decorous

The festive period demands homemakers to wrangle tinsel, baubles and fairy lights into a scenic winter wonderland spectacle - and at the heart of it, is the beloved Christmas tree.

Politics

30 h. ago Traveller family who run Old MacDonald's Farm and Winter Wonderland are sued by their sons in fight to inherit the theme park business

Joseph and Clayton Manning are suing their elderly parents over what they allege is a broken promise to give them the Old Macdonald's Farm and Fun Park in Brentwood, Essex.

Transport

31 h. ago Children of the owners of Old MacDonald's Farm travelling funfair who also run London's Winter Wonderland sue them to inherit the business

Joseph and Clayton Manning are suing their elderly parents over what they allege is a broken promise to give them the Old Macdonald's Farm and Fun Park in Brentwood, Essex.

Society

32 h. ago Council forced to spend £30,000 cleaning up streets stained brown by tobacco popular with South East Asian community

The rust-coloured mix of saliva and paan is blighting the streets of Wembley in North West London, where it is commonly chewed by people from South East Asia.

Economics

33 h. ago 'I visited UK's best Christmas Market just 40 miles from Manchester'

After years of attending the likes of Winter Wonderland and other Christmas markets across the UK, this felt like a breath of fresh air to me – stripping it back to basics

Politics

51 h. ago Lily Allen looks terrified on a ride at Winter Wonderland as she enjoys a day out with her daughter

Thrill-seeking Lily Allen looked terrified while taking a ride on one of the attractions at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland in London this weekend.

Events

52 h. ago Is your Christmas tree making you look tacky: From the age old real vs artificial debate, to the colours of your baubles, we finally settle the score...

The festive period demands homemakers to wrangle tinsel, baubles and fairy lights into a scenic winter wonderland spectacle - and at the heart of it, is the beloved Christmas tree.

Sport

56 h. ago I spend £100,000 a year on education for my three kids, says best

Clare is a crime writer best known for her million-selling debut novel, I Let You Go, a Richard And Judy Book Club pick that was also Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016.

Economics

65 h. ago Woke Christmas! Song about 'migrant' Paddington Bear set to battle it out with Palestinian lullaby for festive No 1

Standby for a woke Christmas! A song about 'migrant' Paddington Bear is up against a Palestinian lullaby to raise money for Gaza in the battle for the festive No 1.

Events

2 d. ago Brutalist old Greater Manchester town hall to be transformed into houses and a care home

The building has been empty since 2020 and has fallen to wrack and ruin

Society

3 d. ago Neighbours in £700k homes accuse council of locking them in 'concrete hell' over family's 'monstrous' extension and garden transformation

Dhanesh Singh has infuriated neighbours with his garden transformation in the affluent suburb of Redland in Bristol who have called the work 'absolutely ridiculous'

Society

3 d. ago Dame Esther Rantzen gives heartbreaking update on cancer battle as she admits she's celebrating Christmas early so there's 'more chance I'll be alive'

The journalist, 85, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023, and at one point was told she had just weeks to live.

Events

4 d. ago Avoid these 5 Christmas decoration mistakes when transforming your home

Interior designer Melissa Karl has shared five common decorating mistakes people make when it comes to decorating for Christmas and how to make your home look as good as possible

Politics

4 d. ago AD FEATURE: Zouk Tea Bar & Grill Manchester unveils winter wonderland and festive menus

Dazzling décor, star guests and December events set the scene for Christmas dining in Manchester

Politics