71 m. ago King George VI Chase tips: Boxing Day racing predictions & Kempton best bets

Find the latest odds and tips ahead of Boxing Day racing at Kempton, featuring the the Christmas Hurdle and King George VI Chase

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2 h. ago Female prison officer who flirted with convicted murderer as they discussed her tight trousers and 'being naughty on Facetime' avoids jail

Nottingham Crown Court heard how Jasmine Hope exchanged messages with the killer, in which he told her the tight trousers she was wearing made him 'twitch'.

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2 h. ago Kate Middleton gets surprise nod from King Charles in his 2025 Christmas speech

It has been revealed that King Charles 2025 Christmas message has been recorded at Westminster Abbey this year - and contains a sweet nod to his beloved daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales

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2 h. ago King Charles 'sad' as Princess Beatrice snubs Christmas tradition, says former butler

Princess Beatrice is not expected to be in Sandringham with the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas as she heads to the slopes with her husband and children, according to reports

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3 h. ago King Charles 'will be sad' over Princess Beatrice's Christmas decision, ex

Princess Beatrice has chosen to skip Christmas at Sandringham with the Royal Family to go skiing abroad with her husband and children instead, breaking an 'unwritten rule'

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4 h. ago Prison officer's secret relationship with murderer who he told made his 'd*** twitch'

Jasmine Hope, 31, exchanged messages with the killer in which he told her the tight trousers she was wearing made him 'twitch' and reminded him of when they were 'being naughty on video'

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5 h. ago King's Speech 2025: What time is it on Christmas Day, how to watch and what to expect

Each year, the monarch reflects on the year in a poignant televised message to the nation, and this year is no different with King Charles delivering the fourth Christmas message of his reign

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8 h. ago What time Carols from King's is on BBC Two on Christmas Eve and where it is filmed

The annual event is a Christmas tradition for households across the UK

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9 h. ago King Charles' heartbreaking wish as he spends another Christmas not seeing Archie and Lilibet

King Charles and his estranged son Prince Harry will spend Christmas Day thousands of miles apart, meaning that the monarch will once again not see Archie and Lilibet

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11 h. ago John Swinney sends hope for ‘warmth, kindness and connection’ in Christmas message

Scotland's political leaders have shared messages for people across the country this festive season.

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15 h. ago ROBERT JOBSON: My new book exposes former Prince Andrew's disgusting 'party bags'. In the face of this tsunami of sleaze, he can't stay silent any more

Twenty or so well-fed royals will gather in the saloon at Sandringham tomorrow after listening to the King's Christmas message.

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16 h. ago King Charles’s Christmas broadcast will be staged outside a royal residence

The broadcast will be transmitted on both television and radio at 3pm on Christmas Day

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17 h. ago King Charles to pay tribute to Britain’s war veterans in Christmas message

The King is expected to reflect on the heroics of Britain's war veterans in his annual Christmas message this year, which he has chosen to record at Westminster Abbey.

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18 h. ago King's Christmas message of pilgrims delivered from Westminster Abbey

The King’s Christmas broadcast will come from Lady’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

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18 h. ago King breaks tradition again with Christmas message reflecting on emotional milestone

The King's Christmas message will this year come from the historic Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey, which has been the spiritual home of of the Royal Family for over 1,000 years

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18 h. ago RUSSELL MYERS: The King's Christmas message of hope will bring a nation together

The King's traditional message will see tribute paid to Britain's heroic war veterans as he celebrates Christmas and looks forward to 2026 with a message of hope and unity, says Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers

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21 h. ago King Charles’ Christmas broadcast will be staged outside a royal residence

The broadcast will be transmitted on both television and radio at 3pm on Christmas Day

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21 h. ago The Guardian view on the festive season: a suffering world needs messages of peace, hope and goodwill | Editorial

The fracturing multilateral order has led to a new age of insecurity. But acts of courage and solidarity can point the way to a better futureIn one of his last sermons, the great Christian theologian and philosopher Paul Tillich asked: “Do we have a right to hope?” As an army chaplain to German forces during the first world war and a refugee from Nazi Germany, Tillich had witnessed first-hand some of the horrors of the 20th century. But his answer to the question he posed in 1965 was yes. Nobody could live without hope, Tillich told his Harvard audience, even if it led “through the narrows of a painful and courageous ‘in-spite-of’”.Sixty years on, a similar spirit of defiant optimism is needed to navigate our own era of conflict and anxiety. The fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching, and dark political forces menace the social fabric of western liberal democracies. More widely, a fracturing multilateral order is delivering a more unstabl...

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23 h. ago King Charles Christmas message to pay heartfelt tribute to greatest generation

The King is expected to reflect on the heroics of Britain's war veterans in his annual Christmas message this year, which he has chosen to record at Westminster Abbey

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27 h. ago When is the King's Speech 2025? Here's when you can catch the Christmas message

It’s likely to be the most-watched television programme on Christmas Day.

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