98 m. ago Putting up your Christmas decorations this week? You’re already too late (but also too early)

‘Snowmen and reindeer have no business being out when the leaves are orange,’ says one Reddit commenter

Politics

2 h. ago Morrisons brings back 'hit' range from £4 in time for Christmas

The supermarket has expanded the range with new sets including a cake shop, cleaning set and floor standing kitchen

Economics

4 h. ago Morrisons bring back popular range from £4 in time for Christmas

The wooden toy collection is available in stores from today

Economics

10 h. ago 'I tested Baileys, Coole Swan and Aldi's Irish Cream and one is better by miles'

I put three Irish Creams to the test just in time for Christmas - and here's what I thought

Politics

22 h. ago Young carers among those set to benefit from Observer festive toy appeal

Stirling Young Carers are one of the groups who are included in the list of good causes who benefit from the Give A Gift appeal - giving those who offer up their time all year round the chance to open a gift on Christmas.

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23 h. ago Sainsbury’s shoppers can get £10 worth of FREE shopping just in time for Christmas

SAVVY Sainsbury’s shoppers are rushing to bag free festive goodies after the supermarket quietly launched a Christmas giveaway worth £10. The retailer posted the surprise offer on Facebook, revealing that customers can scoop up to 1,000 Nectar points, simply by completing five tasks in its app. Paired with personalised bonuses already offered to many users,...

Economics

25 h. ago Three huge stores set to open in Scots shopping centre in time for Christmas

THREE huge stores are set to open in a Scots shopping centre just in time for Christmas. The countdown is on as new units are to open at to The Centre in Livingston within the next week. The Works, Flying Tiger and MINISO will all be opening their doors at the retail site. The three...

Economics

30 h. ago All the discounts pensioners can claim before Christmas worth £7,848

CHRISTMAS is an expensive time of the year - but millions of pensioners can cushion the blow by applying for £7,848 worth of freebies. Benefits include free NHS prescriptions and eye tests, as well as extra support for your broadband and water bills. Here are the main discounts and freebies available to pensioners as Christmas...

Economics

38 h. ago Yes, it hurts that NONE of my four children want me for Christmas... but this is how I'm taking my revenge: MARION MCGILVARY

Christmas isn't my favourite time of year, writes MARION MCGILVARY. Still, everyone knows it's for family. But that sometimes isn't all it's cracked up to be. Apparently.

Politics

38 h. ago Dame Helen Mirren to appear on The Repair Shop for cello restoration

Author Julia Donaldson and actor Rob Brydon will also visit the experts to get their special treasures mended and fixed in time for Christmas.

Politics

41 h. ago EasyJet launching five new routes for Scotland next summer including holiday hotspots

Popular airline easyJet is expanding their range of flights from Glasgow Airport, offering four new services to 'dream' destinations starting next year

Politics

48 h. ago James Martin says do 1 Christmas cooking task now to save time and energy

Chef James Martin has spoken about a clever three-ingredient hack that'll save you plenty of time ahead of Christmas Day. So here's everything you need to know

Politics

50 h. ago Amazon's huge Black Friday saving on Fire tablets sees 60% off 'perfect' gadget

It's time to pick up that pre-Christmas bargain

Events

51 h. ago Peep Show cast reunite for the first time in 10 years for Great British Bake Off Christmas special

The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off special will see David Mitchell, Isy Suttie, Matt King, Sophie Winkleman and Olivia Colman step into the iconic Bake Off tent.

Politics

55 h. ago Jeeves Again review – new Jeeves and Wooster stories by celebrity fans

This collection of new short stories about Bertie and his valet pays homage to the genius of PG Wodehouse – just in time for ChristmasAs with most of the giants of late 19th- and early 20th-century English literature, the vast majority of PG Wodehouse’s readers today are non-white. Perhaps it was brutal colonial indoctrination that ensured the modern descendants of the aspirant imperial middle classes from Barbados to Burma, with their tea caddies, gin-stuffed drinks cabinets and yellowing Penguin paperbacks, still devour Maugham, Shaw and Kipling. Perhaps they just have good taste.Wodehouse’s detractors are many – Stephen Sondheim (“archness tweeness flimsiness”), Winston Churchill (“He can live secluded in some place or go to hell as soon as there is a vacant passage”), the Inland Revenue – but for millions around the world he remains the greatest comic writer Britain has ever produced. And he clearly still sells here, as this collection of a dozen new officially sa...

Politics

62 h. ago Peep Show cast to reunite for the first time in 10 years with Christmas Bake Off special

David Mitchell, Olivia Colman and Matt King are among the fan-favourites taking part

Politics

62 h. ago Peep Show cast reunite for the first time since final episode for Bake Off Christmas special – but huge star is missing

THE cast of hit sitcom Peep Show are reuniting for a Great British Bake Off Christmas special. David Mitchell, Olivia Colman, Isy Suttie, Matt King and Sophie Winkleman will take over the famous tent for the Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off - but one major star is missing. There's no sign of Robert Webb,...

Events

64 h. ago BRIAN VINER: Is Christmas Karma the worst festive movie of all time?

Scarcely able to believe how ghastly it was after last week's screening with fellow critics in London, on Tuesday afternoon I went to the Odeon in Hereford to endure it again.

Politics

69 h. ago I’m sharing my secret on how to get 12 bottles of wine for £79.99 this Christmas

Christmas isn’t Christmas without wine so now’s the time to stock up.

Economics

3 d. ago Why Are Londoners Falling For A Fake Christmas Market Outside Buckingham Palace?

Why Are Londoners Falling For A Fake Christmas Market Outside Buckingham Palace?  Time Out

Politics