6 d. ago Family 'devastated' after death of dad struck by HGV while celebrating birthday

Peter Cope died just days before Christmas

Events

8 d. ago Manhunt for prisoner who absconded from jail over Christmas as cops warn 'do not approach'

Mahad Elmi left HMP Springhill between Christmas and Boxing Day and is now considered unlawfully at large - and police are appealing for the public's help to find him

Events

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt's dancing experience revealed as she wins Strictly Christmas special

Scarlett Moffatt wowed the judges and fans alike with her Cha Cha during the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special, which she won alongside Vito Coppola

Politics

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt shares 'dreams' message after being crowned winner of 2025 Strictly Christmas Special

Scarlett and her dancing partner Vito Coppolo took home the Christmas Trophy

Politics

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt crowned winner of BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Christmas Special

The Gogglebox star lifted the Christmas Trophy alongside her partner Vito Coppolo

Politics

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt and Vito Coppola are crowned Strictly Come Dancing Christmas champions after scoring a perfect 40 from the judges

Viewers of the BBC show saw Babatunde Aléshé, 39, Brian McFadden, 45, Jodie Ounsley, 24, Melanie Blatt, 50, and Nicholas Bailey, 54, battle it out to lift the Glitterball Trophy this year.

Sport

1 week ago Cops in Christmas drugs bust as images show haul of coke and cash

Three people, two men, aged 38 and 41, and a 31-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection to a suspected county lines drugs supply operating in Peterhead.

Events

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt hits back at fix rumours ahead of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special debut after her dancing background was revealed

The TV personality, 35, is set to take to the ballroom alongside professional dancer Vito Coppola for the festive episode which airs on Christmas day.

Events

1 week ago Christmas burglary spree LIVE: Cops called to home after reports of ‘man with hair on fire’

Police are en route to a snowy suburb after reports of various crimes being committed from a burglary gang to child neglect. There are also reports of a 'man hit by an iron'

Society

1 week ago Bondi hero cop Scott Dyson's ordeal before Christmas miracle as he wakes from coma

New South Wales police constable Scott Dyson was one of two officers wounded when investigators allege Naveed Akram and his father Sajid opened fire on the Bondi beach crowd killing 15

Economics

1 week ago Scarlett Moffatt says she will 'never' dance on Strictly's main show

TV star Scarlett Moffatt is set to appear in Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas, special airing on Christmas Day, and was partnered with Vito Coppola for the pre-recorded episode

Culture

2 w. ago I’m a Grinch and my husband is like Buddy the Elf – here is how we found a Christmas compromise | Polly Hudson

Over our marriage, seasonal rows have focussed on cheese, tinsel, turkey, Aled Jones and even pyjamas. Still, I’m convinced that I am the true spirit of the festive seasonMost families have their own unique festive rituals, and my husband and I have spent this December in the manner traditional to us: squabbling. He is fully invested in every possible aspect of the season of goodwill. On the big day itself, he wears his cracker crown until it breaks, like a metaphor; I usually don’t bother unfolding mine, let alone putting it on. We’ve been married for 15 years, and weathered many storms together, but at the moment our relationship is particularly challenging. How do you cope when you’re Christmas incompatible?In my defence, I’m not bah-humbugging at merely a rational amount of yuletide spirit. My husband is perpetually jolly as standard – it’s always the first word anybody I introduce him to uses to describe him afterwards. He’s relentlessly cheerful, endlessly enthusiastic and can...

Politics

2 w. ago Scots cops seize £14m drugs haul in series of raids before Christmas

Cops targeted a number of properties across the country in recent weeks.

Economics

2 w. ago Christmas number one race sees Kylie Minogue pull further ahead of Wham! as superstar on the brink of chart history

THERE’S snow stopping Kylie Minogue as she leads the race for this year’s Christmas No1. And all the signs point towards the Aussie pop princess landing her first chart-topping single in over two decades. My chart mole has revealed her song Xmas had sold 24,242 copies by the end of the weekend, while Last Christmas...

Politics

3 w. ago Man caught with sickening haul of 100,000 child abuse images spared jail because of his 'generally good character'

A pensioner caught with more than 100,000 child abuse images has been spared a jail sentence because of his 'generally good character'.

Events

3 w. ago Man hits back at neighbour who hates his Christmas display by adding 16ft Grinch

A man has escalated a row over his 20ft Christmas inflatables by adding a towering Grinch and a blown-up copy of his neighbour’s anonymous complaint for the whole street to see.

Events

3 w. ago Runaway migrant nabbed after trying to disguise himself as nativity scene statue

A fugitive migrant tried to dodge cops by hiding himself as a 'living statue' in a Christmas nativity scene but was foiled when he was spotted moving among the other characters

Events

4 w. ago Moment pregnant girlfriend is proposed to by her drug dealing boyfriend... unaware police were about to bust them in £26million trafficking racket

Heavily pregnant Saskia Steward, 26, had no clue that just weeks after the proposal they would both end up in a police cell - after being busted over a £26m drugs racket.

Economics

4 w. ago Stop the Cavalry hitmaker Jona Lewie reveals how much he makes each Christmas and how he lost £30,000 to Neil Woodford

Jona is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his 1980 Christmas hit Stop The Cavalry which sold nearly a million copies in the UK.

Economics