3 h. ago From lasagna to cookies: Four acclaimed chefs share Christmas dishes they cook for their own families

Four chefs share the holiday recipes they return to year after year — and the dishes they recommend for home cooks looking to add something new to their festival table

Society

3 h. ago What to watch over Christmas and New Year, from Amandaland to Anaconda

At home and at the cinema, this Christmas is a feast of comedy, drama, competitive ping-pong and Tom Hiddleston. Ellie Harrison and Adam White have picked the highlights

Politics

3 h. ago This Week in History: Blizzards, hijackings and the loss of a princess

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 22 and 28 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

Politics

4 h. ago Best books to gift (and gift again) at Christmas: The Independent newsroom make their picks

When you give someone a book as a gift, what you’re really giving them is a few hours of pleasure. Indy staff share their trusted literary gifts this Christmas

Politics

4 h. ago We must stop big Cranberry Sauce’s reign of terror over Christmas sandwiches

Thick, sweet layers of the stuff is overpowering the high street’s Christmas sandwich offerings. Is it a coincidence? A terrifying cran-spiracy? Either way, Isobel Lewis wants cranberry sauce dead

Events

9 h. ago Brian May to play unreleased Queen song that ‘no one has ever heard’

The 78-year-old songwriter will play Not For Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time on Monday

Politics

14 h. ago ‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite festive song

The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII

Events

17 h. ago Passengers face Christmas travel chaos amid ferry queues and train cancellations

RAC warns when drivers can expect the worst hold-ups during the festive period

Events

18 h. ago World record for tallest bedded Christmas tree broken by UK country house

The world record for the tallest bedded Christmas tree has been broken by a UK country house.

Politics

18 h. ago Prince William brings his son to the same homeless shelter he first visited with Princess Diana

Prince William and his son, Prince George, have helped make Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter

Politics

19 h. ago ‘God bless us, every one!’ The five best film versions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first silent version in 1901 - but which ones are actually worth watching? The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Kevin E G Perry back to visit the top five

Politics

20 h. ago Paris Hilton’s lavish Christmas decorations transform mansion into pink winter wonderland

Paris Hilton has transformed her home into a pink winter wonderland with lavish Christmas decorations.

Politics

22 h. ago BBC facing calls to axe David Walliams show from Christmas lineup

Comedian, who has been dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour allegations, is due to appear in a ‘Would I Lie to You?’ festive special

Politics

24 h. ago How a Christmas lights competition with neighbours turned into an obsession

A grandfather's festive lights display started out as a competition with his neighbours before evolving into an "obsession" which locals say "marks the start of Christmas".

Politics

39 h. ago Four acclaimed chefs share the holiday dishes they cook for their own families

Four chefs share the holiday recipes they return to year after year — and the dishes they recommend for home cooks looking to add something new to their festival table

Society

39 h. ago Prince William and George follow Diana’s footsteps and prepare Christmas lunch for the homeless

Visiting The Passage is a family tradition that was started in 1993 by the late Princess of Wales and continued on by Prince William

Politics

39 h. ago Prince William shares sweet moment with George preparing Christmas dinners for the homeless

Prince William shared a sweet moment with George as they prepared Christmas dinners for the homeless.

Politics

39 h. ago ‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite carol

The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII

Events

44 h. ago Harry and Meghan show rare glimpse of Archie and Lilibet in Christmas video

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex provided a rare glimpse of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet in a Christmas video released with a "Happy Holidays" message.

Culture

45 h. ago Two slivers of clementine and one roast potato: Welcome to Ozempic

Christmas dinner or Christmas thinner? Nicole Wootton-Cane went to a pop-up ‘Ozempic restaurant’ to find out what a GLP-1 festive meal looks like, and how the politics of the dinner table might react

Politics