9 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham updates fans after missing Ramsay wedding and family Christmas

Brooklyn Beckham shared a picture of his dog dressed up as the Christmas character the Grinch after skipping Holly Ramsay's wedding - despite his full family attending

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12 h. ago Pictured: 'Devoted' grandfather, 66, who died after being punched outside village pub

David Darke, 66, known to his family and friends as Dave, suffered head injuries and died in hospital on Saturday, six days after he was punched outside a pub in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire.

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13 h. ago Paramedic who lied to use sister's health for day off caught in Christmas pictures

Natalie Twomey emailed bosses to tell them her sister's health 'deteriorated again' and she needed to be with her - but her 'lie' fell apart over a Facebook post.

Events

29 h. ago Paramedic struck off after lie about sick sister exposed by Facebook photos

Natalie Twomey fabricated a family illness to get a day off work

Culture

35 h. ago Budleigh Salterton: 'Beloved' swimmer who vanished on Christmas Day pictured

The family of Matthew Upham, 63, one of two men missing after the Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, said he is 'deeply loved' and 'will be forever missed'

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62 h. ago 'We've got nothing to be sorry for': Victoria and David Beckham send a clear message to son Brooklyn amid feud as they dance to song with defiant lyrics while he remains in the US with wife Nicola

David and Victoria Beckham shared pictures from their family Christmas at their Cotswolds home on Instagram on Friday as they made the best of things despite son Brooklyn's absence.

Culture

3 d. ago In Pictures: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s final Strictly Christmas special

The duo announced their departure in October.

Politics

3 d. ago Andrew pictured on lonely Christmas as he's shunned from Royal Family festivities

The disgraced ex-prince was seen looking sad and lonely as he drove out of the property he will soon he kicked out of - while the rest of the royals ditched Andrew to spend Christmas together

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3 d. ago Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty hold hands to join her family on a Christmas morning walk as his estranged mother and father step out alone two days before their big A

Adam Peaty's mother Caroline appeared heartbroken as she and her husband Mark were pictured amid the fallout with their son on Christmas Day.

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3 d. ago Christmas will never be the same after my girl, 17, died in a needless car crash – don’t make the same mistake they did

JO Alkir blinks back tears as she looks at the photo that has just sprung up on her phone. Her daughter’s best friend has posted a picture of her friends around the Christmas tree; all sparkling dresses and twinkling lights. But Jo’s daughter, Olivia, is notably absent. Olivia, 17, was tragically killed in a horror...

Events

3 d. ago In Pictures: Hardy swimmers and royal watchers brave cold Christmas Day

Press Association photographers snapped festive revellers enjoying a Christmas swim and fans who flocked to see the royal family attend church.

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3 d. ago Nicola Jennings on Trump and Putin’s Christmas Day – cartoon

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3 d. ago Brooklyn declares Nicola is ‘my everything’ as David dons Santa hats with Romeo & Cruz after estranged son’s ‘insult’

DAVID Beckham and his sons Romeo and Cruz have posed in Santa hats after eldest son Brooklyn’s hurtful insult as the family feud wages on. Matriarch Victoria Beckham took to her Instagram stories on Christmas Eve to share a picture of dad David standing in between sons Romeo and Cruz as the trio donned Father...

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4 d. ago The Osbournes suffer more tragedy before Christmas as Jack and Kelly share pictures with family friend James Ransone following his death aged 46

The Osbourne family have suffered more tragedy before Christmas as they mourn the loss of The Wire star Jack Ransone.

Events

4 d. ago 34 brilliant pictures of six decades of Porthcawl Christmas swim as 2025's dip aims to be biggest yet

The Porthcawl Christmas Swim has raised hundreds of thousands for charity since its inception in 1965

Politics

5 d. ago In pictures: Stalls taken down as Christmas Markets come to an end

Christmas Markets being taken down in Manchester City Centre

Politics

5 d. ago David Squires on the Premier League enjoying a rare Christmas at home

With just one top-flight Boxing Day fixture this year, our cartoonist takes a look at how players, coaches and officials might spend their timeDavid’s favourite cartoons of 2025 | Buy one hereAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sweet new pictures show Princess of Wales and Louis giggling at her Christmas carol service

Royal fans swooned at a number of sweet moments between Kate Middleton and her three children at her annual carol service at Westminster Abbey on December 5.

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6 d. ago Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road

The late musician bristled against his record companies, his producers and fame itself – but that friction ignited both his AOR hits and his raw, spirited take on the blues• Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74• Gallery: a life in pictures• Comment: Driving Home for Christmas captures the season’s true spiritFor an artist best-known for a string of slickly commercial adult-oriented rock hits – Josephine, On the Beach, The Road to Hell, the Yuletide perennial Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea’s career was a rather more fraught business than you might have expected.He had something of the splendidly grumpy refusenik about him. His debut single, Fool (If You Think It’s Over) was a transatlantic hit, earning him a best new artist Grammy nomination (he lost to Billy Joel, an artist the single had garnered comparisons to), but Rea announced that he “despised” the song: “It’s just not me.” He chafed at his record company’s expectations: his 1978 debut album, Whate...

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6 d. ago Ben Jennings on King Charles’s Christmas message this year – cartoon

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