57 m. 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

76 m. ago Archaeologists make groundbreaking Father Christmas discovery

Archaeologists in Turkey discovered the burial site of St. Nicholas in 2022, before his remains were infamously stolen and moved to Italy in 1087

Politics

76 m. ago Father Christmas location breakthrough made by archaeologists

Archaeologists have uncovered the original grave of St Nicholas in Turkey – the 4th-century saint who inspired Father Christmas. But his remains were stolen by Italian sailors in 1087 and taken to Bari, Italy, where they remain today

Politics

84 m. ago Christmas payment changes for people on State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payment date changes during the festive fortnight.

Economics

89 m. ago Parents are turning to AI for help with children's homework, bullying and grief

A new study has found that parents are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for help with parenting challenges, with some even seeking its advice on sensitive topics such as bullying and grief

Society

90 m. ago Annual house price growth slowed in November – Nationwide Building Society

The increase in taxes on income from properties may dampen the supply of new rental properties coming onto the market, the society said.

Politics

96 m. ago Debenhams slashes steam cleaner that's 'perfect' for Christmas prep to £28 in post

Normally £65, this steam cleaner is down to £28.40 as part of the Debenhams Cyber Monday sale.

Economics

99 m. ago Melbourne school principal 'stabbed by employee' as children told to hide under tables

A man has been arrested after a stabbing at Keysborough Secondary College in Melbourne as terrified pupils were urged to hide

Politics

1 hour ago People abuse me for how little I spend on my children at Christmas

Sadie keeps the cost low with B&M bargains and second-hand gifts from Vinted

Events

2 h. ago It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee

It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reformsThe wall of sound shouting “liar” at the chancellor is a bizarre Westminster frenzy. Stand back from the hysteria and ask this question: how can Rachel Reeves be accused of raising more money than necessary when there is still pitifully little to go round in every department at her cabinet table? It’s a weird Tory ramp that she lied about a black hole when we can see it everywhere in the real world. She could have raised more.As the prime minister, Keir Starmer, pleads the case for all that was Labour-flavoured in the budget, the week also brought a breakthrough for Labour’s flagship employment rights bill. Shamelessly stymied by the Lords’ Tory majority, the government watered down a clause on so-called day-one rights that would have given workers protection from unfair dismissal from the day they walked into a job. That legal right will now kick in at six m...

Economics

4 h. ago Stockton shooting: Mum 'lost' after three kids killed at her toddler's party with gunman on the loose

The mum of a toddler whose birthday party was 'targeted' by a gunman who killed three children and an adult has revealed she initially thought the gunshots were 'balloons popping'

Events

4 h. ago Primark selling £10 jewellery gift 'so similar' to £70 Oliver Bonas version

The budget retailer is selling a £10 item that looks similar to a pricier alternative

Economics

4 h. ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

Events

4 h. ago I asked experts how to cut my heating bills — they all had the same easy advice

It's more important than ever to keep your heating bills as low as possible.

Science

5 h. ago The £65 'vintage' winter coat in style of every fashion collection is now £39

'This faux fur coat has got to be the best thing I have bought this year'

Economics

6 h. ago Yankee Candle maker Newell Brands announces plans to close stores and cut 900 jobs

The store closures and job cuts are a part of Newell Brands’ new global productivity plan to ‘strengthen the company’s competitiveness’

Politics

7 h. ago Boy, 14, named as victim of California birthday party shooting that killed three children and an adult

Amari Peterson was identified as the teenage boy killed over the weekend while attending a little girl's birthday party with his mother.

Events

8 h. ago Aldi could cover your Christmas food shop if you do one simple thing

People will want to hang onto something after shopping at the budget supermarket

Politics

8 h. ago Reeves blamed as private sector shrinks at fastest pace since pandemic amid pre

Rachel Reeves has been blamed for leaving firms in 'limbo' amid intense pre-Budget speculation as private sector activity slumped at the fastest pace since the pandemic.

Events

9 h. ago Children ‘going hungry and having pocket money stolen due to economic abuse’

Abusive parents use tactics to directly target children’s economic security, charity Surviving Economic Abuse said.

Economics