9 h. ago Gogglebox star receives support after spending Christmas away from new boyfriend

The Channel 4 star Izzie Warner has paid tribute to her boyfriend Toby Joyce as they spent Christmas Day apart

Politics

46 h. ago Louise Thompson reveals reason she spent Christmas Eve in hospital

Former Made in Chelsea star shares update on health struggles with followers

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51 h. ago Scots boy who defied doctors gives hope to sick kids who spent Christmas in hospital

Noah Connell, who suffers from Pierre Robin Sequence, has created a Christmas bauble to show ill children there is a "light at the end of the tunnel".

Science

54 h. ago Urgent search for teen who vanished without a trace on Christmas Eve walk

Family members and friends spent Christmas Day searching the area around the home, but found no sign of 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos so decided to call the police and report her missing

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58 h. ago Liam Gallagher struck down by norovirus as he spends 'two days' on toilet

Liam Gallagher has revealed he's spent the Christmas period unwell after being struck down by norovirus, after the UK Health Security Agency issued a warning to Brits

Politics

63 h. ago Cautious Middlesbrough lose ground on leaders with goalless Blackburn draw

Kim Hellberg’s determination to succeed as Middlesbrough manager runs deep. So deep that he decided it would be best if his wife and two small children spent Christmas in their native Sweden while he continued to put in 12-hour days on Teesside.Given that the Hellberg family will soon be reunited in a new home in North Yorkshire and Blackburn’s visit represented the first of four games in nine days it seemed a sensible sacrifice – even if such pragmatism failed to pay the desired Boxing Day dividends. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham spends Christmas with Reilly Opelka amid David and Victoria fallout

Brooklyn Beckham has spent Christmas with wife Nicola Peltz's family in the US and is thought to not be on speaking terms with his own family after brother Cruz claimed he blocked them all on Instagram

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68 h. ago Katie Price reunites with daughter Princess for Christmas following feud after she and brother Junior spent the morning with father Peter Andre

Katie Price reunited with her daughter Princess on Christmas Day after she and her brother Junior spent the morning celebrating with their father.

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68 h. ago Man spent £1000 on Christmas crackers and couldn't believe what he found inside

Some may wonder if more expensive Christmas crackers are worth the extra money spent. This is what one man wanted to find out as he bought a set of £1000 Christmas crackers from Fortnum & Mason

Economics

2 d. ago Brooklyn Beckham reveals the famous sportsman he spent Christmas with after falling out with his dad David and blocking his whole family on Instagram

Brooklyn Beckham has revealed the famous sportsman he spent Christmas with - after falling out with his dad David and blocking his whole family on Instagram.

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3 d. ago Louis is the love of my life. We're in our 50s, share a son, live together and have just had the most blissful Christmas. But we have a secret you'll never guess...

Fergus, his father and I spent Christmas day yesterday together. This wouldn't be remotely unusual, except that Fergus's father, Louis, and I have a surprising secret...

Society

3 d. ago Golfers queue up for a FREE round at historic Scots golf course on Christmas Day

MANY enthusiastic golfers would be happy with a set of new clubs, some new clothes or a set of lessons for Christmas. But for some golf-obsessed players, they spent their Christmas morning queueing up for a round on one of Scotland's most famous courses... because they could play it for FREE. Scotland is home to...

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3 d. ago Naughty list: Stars that got arrested at Christmas, from Charlie Sheen to Lindsay Lohan's stepmother

Christmas is a time of peace when families get together for homemade meals to unwrap thoughtful gifts.

Events

3 d. ago My weirdest Christmas: the oven was broken, the turkey was raw and all the crisps had been eaten

It wasn’t until 7pm that anyone noticed the unfolding crisis. As our hunger grew, my Mum came up with an unlikely and audacious planThe first sign that something was amiss was the smell – or rather, the lack of it. The roasted turkey aroma that usually wafted throughout the house on Christmas Day was conspicuous by its absence. My mum had spent the morning meticulously plucking fresh herbs and seasoning our plump bird but, so far, no scent.It was 2010 and the entire family, including aunts and cousins, had come to our house for dinner. After a morning gorging on chocolate and an afternoon snacking on picky bits (mainly crisps), appetites were peaking. The much-anticipated Christmas roast had been in the oven for about four hours and it was nearing 7pm. My mum, who had been busy keeping everybody happy by handing out snacks and managing the festive playlist, had taken only a scant look through the oven doors and assumed the meal was progressing nicely. As dinner time approached, she ...

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4 d. ago Stray dog finds forever just in time for Christmas after year spent in kennels

Britta was found when she was a stray and was placed into the care of Dogs Trust, where she struggled with new and unfamiliar situations and other dogs.

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4 d. ago When my father first came to the UK, people bonded and looked after him. Would that happen now? | Nell Frizzell

I’ve taken in refugees from time to time, and formed ties that have lasted to this day. Instead of demonising people, we could try sharing our lives with themThere is one Christmas story from when my father first arrived in the UK, 43 years ago, that can still make me howl with laughter. It was a cold winter and my dad had been gripped by the idea of roasting chestnuts. He had grown up in the southern hemisphere, in a former British colony, so despite the fact that his Christmases were hot – spent in shorts and flip-flops – he had been surrounded by images of snowy churches, robin redbreasts, holly, ivy and, yes, chestnuts roasting on an open fire.And so, he headed out to Clapham Common in south London to collect conkers. They were chestnuts, after all. Horse chestnuts but hey, that’s still a chestnut. Or so he thought. And so, that evening when his British friends arrived at the house where he was staying, they were greeted by the suspiciously acrid smell of about 30 conkers, bakin...

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4 d. ago Green leader demands Brits pay hundreds of millions of pounds to make Calais migrants more COMFORTABLE while they wait to take small boats to the UK

Zack Polanski will use his Christmas Day message to say £476m currently spent on 'cruelty' trying to stop them should to go towards a new system based on 'compassion, kindness and humanity'.

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4 d. ago Princess Diana's desperate last Christmas spent alone with measly reheated meal

Princess Diana's life was cut tragically short when she was killed in a car accident in 1997 - and her very last Christmas was especially bleak, spent alone without her boys

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5 d. ago Mum who spent eight years fighting mouth cancer celebrates Christmas without disease

Clare Davis-Eaton was diagnosed with metastatic base of tongue cancer after finding a lump on her neck

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6 d. ago Inside royal home with tragic past where Sarah Ferguson spent Christmas

Wood Farm is nestled in a secluded corner of the Sandringham Estate, and has served as a temporary home for divorced Royal spouses during the holiday season - including Sarah

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