88 m. ago Hundreds brave Christmas Day swim at Welsh beach despite yellow weather warning

While it's a sunny affair for many the cutting winds are making for bitterly cold conditions with temperatures feeling like near freezing

Events

1 hour ago Good Morning Britain viewers slam 'worst ITV schedule ever' on Christmas

Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming on Christmas Day after they discovered the ITV morning programmes had been pre-recorded

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale

Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian cityThe Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022 while hundreds of civilians were sheltering in its basement, is to open its doors again, with Russian occupation authorities heralding the reconstruction as a sign of renewal, while former actors at the theatre denounced the reopening as “dancing on bones”.The Kremlin has made the reconstruction of Mariupol a calling card of its rule in occupied Ukraine, but Moscow’s oversight is accompanied by arrests or exile of critics, along with property seizures that have stripped thousands of Ukrainians of apartments they legally owned. Continue reading...

Society

3 h. ago King Charles, Queen Camilla, Will and Kate arrive for Xmas Day service as Beatrice also makes a surprise appearance

KING Charles, Queen Camilla, William and Kate have arrived for the annual Christmas Day church service. In a show of support for the King, Beatrice joined the family at St Mary Magdalene’s Church on the Norfolk estate for the Yuletide service at 11am. Hundreds descended on Sandringham this morning hoping to catch a glimpse of the King and...

Politics

3 h. ago 'I became real life Santa after sad little boy said he didn't want a single toy'

Bill Houghton, 80, is hand-making hundreds of beautiful wooden toys for children in need this Christmas – after one little boy's story captured his heart.

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5 h. ago Wizard of Oz show with Wicked Witch on bike dubbed 'atrocious' as hundreds walk out

Theatre-goers are seeking refunds after hundreds walked out of the 'atrocious' Wicked Wizard of Oz show at Manchester's AO Arena on December 23

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5 h. ago Hamilton Advertiser's Christmas Toy Appeal brings joy to hundreds of children

We’re delighted to report that YOU have helped make December 25 extra-special for so many youngsters.

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5 h. ago Hundreds of theatregoers walk out of Wizard of Oz show slammed as 'atrocious'

Disappointed theatre-goers are demanding refunds after slamming the 'panto-esque and amateurish' performance at Manchester's AO Arena, with several hundred walking out

Culture

6 h. ago I was there: Rory McIlroy’s Masters triumph was the ultimate moment

It felt like nothing would top Tiger Woods’s Masters win, but then the Northern Irishman completed his career grand slam on an extraordinary final day at AugustaAt 7am on 14 April in an Augusta rental home, Rory McIlroy awoke and immediately spotted a Green Jacket draped over a chair. “You think: ‘Yeah, that did happen yesterday,’” he says. “That.” McIlroy was now the sixth man to win all four of golf’s majors.The detail of what lay around in the bedroom of my own Augusta billet is of no interest to anybody. That was, however, a memorable morning. I had previously and wrongly believed nothing would top Tiger Woods’s 2019 Masters win in respect of seismic reaction. Scores of messages from friends, colleagues, family members – umpteen of whom have no interest whatsoever in golf – had landed. Broadcast outlets across the world wanted my assessment of what had played out on Masters Sunday. Yeah, that did happen yesterday. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique

Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindlesMore than 300,000 people have been displaced by an Islamic State insurgency in Mozambique since July, amid growing fears that authorities lack a workable plan to end the fighting.With wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan attracting more attention and foreign aid falling, the grinding conflict in Mozambique has been largely ignored or forgotten. More than 1 million people have been displaced, many of them two, three or even four times. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago North Korea reveals nuclear submarine progress as Kim Jong Un slams South Korea

Photos show largely completed hull of new submarine

Events

9 h. ago My weirdest Christmas: I was 11 and braced for tension. Then I found my parents and step

It was our first joint family Christmas, and I watched fearfully as my mum walked into the kitchen she had once called hers. The next 48 hours were full of surprisesThere are still moments I pinch myself: when, over the remnants of turkey and red wine, my divorced parents regale us all with an in-joke from their previous life. When, on the pre-lunch walk, my dad and stepdad stroll in lockstep and talk about finance and even feelings, occasionally. When we’ve all exchanged gifts, and the most thoughtful gifts are not between husband and wife or parent and child, but ones the divorced and remarried couples have given each other.We’ve been doing this for 25 years now, this joint family Christmas, complete with step-parents, parents and siblings. But every so often, I remember how weird it all once felt. The first time, when I was 11 years old, I watched fearfully as, on Christmas Eve, my mum walked into the kitchen she once called hers. Despite her initial efforts to pretend otherwise,...

Events

14 h. ago Urgent recall on toys sold at Sainsbury's and Argos over 'serious choking hazard'

Sainsbury's and Argos have issued an urgent recall for hundreds of toys that pose a 'serious' choking hazard sold at their stores.

Politics

14 h. ago Royal family to celebrate Christmas Day together at Sandringham

The royal family usually walk to church on Christmas morning.

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15 h. ago Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Brit beach where dozens of people once died

HUNDREDS of shoes have washed onto a UK beach 150 years after dozens of people died at the location. Volunteers cleaning up the 400 leather hobnailed boots have been left scratching their heads as to how the footwear got there. Workers from Beach Academy - a company dedicated to removing marine litter and reviving natural...

Events

16 h. ago Bari Weiss drops Christmas Eve email to staff defending ‘60 Minutes’ decision to ‘win back’ Americans’ trust in the press

Over the weekend, Weiss intervened shortly before airtime to pull a planned ‘60 Minutes’ segment on CECOT, the notorious Salvadoran prison where the U.S. has sent hundreds of migrants without due process

Politics

18 h. ago Sainsbury’s and Argos issue urgent recall of hundreds of Christmas toys over choking hazard

Parents who bought the item told to return it immediately

Politics

19 h. ago Christmas driver caught four four times over the legal drink drive limit

A motorist four times over the legal drink drive limit was among the hundreds arrested for taking to the roads under the influence in North Wales last Christmas

Events

19 h. ago Shocking number of drivers caught over the limit on roads in Welsh region

A motorist four times over the legal drink drive limit was among the hundreds arrested for taking to the roads under the influence in North Wales last Christmas

Events

20 h. ago Major change to bus passes will make 'massive difference' to hundreds of thousands across region

Around 400,000 people will be impacted by the major change announced by Andy Burnham yesterday

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