57 h. ago North Korean defector reveals 'strange' Christmas celebrations under Kim Jong

Il-yong Ju, who managed to escape North Korea, shared how his family marked Christmas in their village every year without realising the origins of it

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67 h. ago Stranger Things showrunners explain confusing proposal scene in season five's new Christmas drop

In one particular scene from the three-episode drop, Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers, a fan-favorite couple, shared a tense and emotional moment in a dramatic, near-death scene.

Culture

3 d. ago Putin shares 'special' New Years message to North Korea for his 'invincible' friendship

Putin has reportedly sent a friendship letter to his pen pal, Kim Jong-un, praising the North Korean soldiers for helping the Kremlin's efforts in Ukraine ahead of the new year

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3 d. ago Christmas Quiz 2025: Here are 25 bits of fiendish seasonal trivia to ask in your festive family quiz

From Christmas songs and movies to Rudolph, Santa, and strange traditions - these headscratchers will test your festive knowledge.

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3 d. ago Strangeways inmate reveals what Christmas Day is like inside jail

Jamie Robinson said inmates are more concerned about a fresh start in the New Year than Christmas

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3 d. ago Penny Lancaster brands Rod Stewart's Christmas plans 'strange' as he puts his foot down

Loose Women presenter Penny Lancaster has opened up on her blended family's Christmas traditions, one of which her husband Sir Rod Stewart refuses to take part in

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4 d. ago Stranger Things season 5: what time is volume 2 out on Netflix? US and UK times

Stranger Things will be back this Christmas - but when exactly can you tune in? 👀📺

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4 d. ago Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message

Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve massPope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn showed followers that refusing to help those in need was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Labubu dupes pulled from shelves before Christmas over 'risk of strangulation'

Thousands of the brightly coloured toy monsters - known for their furry bodies and cheeky grins - have been recalled, with tips of how to spot fakes revealed

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5 d. ago The PETTY spats between celebrities you didn't know about from Steven Spielberg's refusal to work with Ben Affleck to Sharon Osbourne's dig at Ashton Kutcher

As 2025 comes to an end, celebrity culture once again showed that Hollywood's brightest stars are rarely short on enemies.

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5 d. ago Amazon says over 1,800 North Koreans blocked from applying for jobs at tech giant

American tech giant claims North Korean operatives use fake identities, laptop farms and AI tools to obtain remote IT roles

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5 d. ago My weirdest Christmas: I sat on a desk chair watching the strangest film I’ve ever seen

Away from our families, my flatmate and I hung out in his bedroom, Christmas lunch on our laps, watching a poorly written, jarringly inappropriate movieIn 2022, I was living in a flat in north London above a chicken shop, with two flatmates and a cockroach infestation (what did we expect, said the landlord, living above a takeaway?). My flatmate was from Lithuania, and was due to go home in January, and our other flatmate, his girlfriend, was away for Christmas. I’d been home to Canada the month before, so for Christmas Day itself it was just the two of us.I bought a small chicken to roast, and served it with stuffing I’d brought back from Canada – it’s the same concept as the stuffing in the UK but somehow fluffier and with more texture – and some pasta. I made brussels sprouts, trying to recreate a dish I like from a restaurant in my home town by cooking them with bacon, maple syrup, parmesan and a mayonnaise drizzle. It wasn’t very nice. We had some prosecco that my flatmate had ...

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5 d. ago The 12 weirdest and most wonderful Christmas traditions from around the world

Here are some of the unusual ways countries around the world celebrate the festive season

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5 d. ago Kim Jong Un and daughter pictured visiting mountain resort, eating BBQ and testing beds in bizarre photoshoot

Opening of luxury resort continues North Korean leader’s tourism push

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6 d. ago I spent a Christmas night out with a group of strangers and I realised one thing

I took the plunge and joined a group of people I didn't know for a Christmas party

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6 d. ago Hawkins Diner brings a taste of Stranger Things to Manchester this Christmas

Serving pure ’80s nostalgia with a Stranger Things twist, expect Upside Down Stacks, Hellfire Tots, and Peanut Butter Jelly chicken burgers and tenders

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9 d. ago Driver who hit pedestrians at random in West End Christmas Day 'carnage' found guilty of murder

Anthony Gilheaney drove a random strangers during the West End Christmas Day ‘carnage’

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9 d. ago 12 of the most unusual Christmas traditions around the world

Here are some of the weird and wonderful ways that countries around the world celebrate the festive season

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1 week ago Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Rob Reiner comments: ‘So hateful and vile’

Late-night hosts also discussed a horrific news weekend and the president’s strange Christmas story about snakesLate-night hosts reacted to the murder of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as well as Donald Trump’s 10-minute tangent about Christmas snakes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman speechless as husband gives her strange box as 'early Christmas present'

A woman was left speechless and 'in tears' after her husband gave her an 'early Christmas present' in the form of a strange box - with something shocking inside

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