4 h. ago ‘It’s the story of my life’: how a retired teacher transformed his memories into a miniature world

From postcards to 3D models of nativity scenes, Ken Bonham has spent decades crafting the vast collection of dioramas that fill his home in BirminghamA miniature world can be found hidden inside a one-bedroom flat in Birmingham. For decades, Ken Bonham, a retired teacher, has made memory boxes of places he has visited with his dressmaker wife of 54 years, Maggie, each made up of items they have collected on their travels or Bonham has made.Models of barns, castles and churches are also crammed into the property – made from cork, balsa wood, styrofoam – or 3D card elevations from Bonham’s photos. Each Christmas, Bonham delights his neighbours by crafting nativity scenes from items he has collected and crafted. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Brent A Gob 'naughty list' 2025 – who Daily Star's angry hack roasted most this year

BRENT A GOB: With 2025 drawing to a close, our resident rant machine Harry Brent is making a list and checking it twice to work out who he's gone after most over the past 12 months

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10 h. ago Schoolgirl, 15, suddenly disappears near airport as cops urge ‘call 999 straightaway if you see her’

COPS have launched an urgent search for a missing schoolgirl who vanished days before Christmas. Miriam, 15, disappeared from her home in Birmingham on Tuesday, December 22. West Midlands Police has said it are worried for the girl's well-being. She was last seen in the Sheldon area of the city near Birmingham Airport. The force...

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18 h. ago Who's OFF Jan Moir's Christmas card list? The crying and lying political failure. The ultimate West End Girl. And the royals who really deserve their exile. It's the ultimate social rundown

Do people even send Christmascards any more? Industry sources say the custom of posting cards to loved ones hasn't completely fallen out of fashion, but the tradition is declining.

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19 h. ago Lily Allen reveals therapy for habit that drains her bank account

West End Girl singer Lily Allen has shared that she is trying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in an attempt to help her tackle a compulsion that is affecting her finances

Economics

24 h. ago Dylan Lobban has 'learned' from Aberdeen red card as Jimmy Thelin sets his stars a Christmas challenge

The Dons have a sold-out home game and the manager wants to hand the Red Army their own present.

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37 h. ago ‘With Lily Allen, we blacked out and had an album’: How songwriters help artists make their most personal music

The behind-the-scenes content shared from Lily Allen and her team for ‘West End Girl’ gave the public a rare insight into the usually unsung work of songwriters. What is it like to be involved in such an immensely emotional and personal project, Hannah Ewens asks Lily Allen co-writer Chloe Angelides, and Jessie Ware and Perrie Edwards co-writer and singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt

Culture

48 h. ago The Guardian view on sending letters: the writing’s on the wall

The Danish postal service has announced it will cease deliveries from 30 December after 400 years. Eventually, other countries may go down a similar routePredictions of the demise of letter writing are not new. The invention of the telegraph and the rise of the postcard were both seen as potential threats to a more leisurely, reflective form of communication. Yet by the close of the 20th century, more letters were being sent than ever, as social correspondence began to be supplemented by a boom in business mail.From Europe’s most tech-savvy society, however, comes ominous news. As of next week, Denmark’s state-run postal service will end all letter deliveries after doing the rounds for 400 years. Around 1,500 jobs are being cut, and the country’s beloved red letterboxes are being sold off. It will still be possible for Danes to send a card or a love letter to someone far away next Christmas, but only via the shops of a smaller private company or a costly home collection.Do you have ...

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51 h. ago 'I worked with Harry and William – Christmas photos have sad difference'

Grant Harrold, King Charles' former butler who met Princes William and Harry, has shared his thoughts on the Sussexes' Christmas card compared to the Wales family's festive snap

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52 h. ago King Charles' butler spots 'sad difference' between Harry and William's Christmas cards

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmas card left King Charles' former butler stunned after he noticed key differences between it and Prince William and Kate Middleton's

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52 h. ago Readers’ Letters: Swinney's wrecking the Christmas card landscape he’s so proud of

A reader suggests John Swinney’s choice of Christmas card image is fraught with irony

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54 h. ago Lily Allen reveals she's been 'shopping like an insane person' to celebrate the success of her new album

Lily Allen has said she has been 'shopping like an insane person' to celebrate the success of her new album, West End Girl. 

Economics

55 h. ago The Peak District towns named two of the UK’s most Christmassy destinations

Researches have named the most festive locations with Christmas card-worthy scenery

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3 d. ago Lily Allen explains reason for boob job as she wows in sexy Santa outfit and stockings

Lily Allen made a triumphant return to the top of pop music with her breakup album West End Girl and has now spilled the beans on her boob job after divorcing Stranger Things actor David Harbour

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3 d. ago In pictures: the pretty Lancashire village that’s magical at Christmas

It looks just like a scene from a Christmas card

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3 d. ago His Highness is taking the 'wobbly road'... Hilarious Christmas card from Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh shows unseen picture of the prince navigating a rickety bridge on Japan trip

Prince Edwardand his wife Sophie unveiled two unseen snaps from their five day tour of the country in September.

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4 d. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca set for second touchline ban as tempers boil over at Newcastle

Blues boss gets Christmas off after being shown a third yellow card of the season

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5 d. ago Harry and Meghan share sweet new pic with Archie and Lilibet for Christmas card

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have unveiled their 2025 Christmas card photo, which features a sweet new family snap with their two children, Archie and Lilibet

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5 d. ago The Com: the growing cybercrime network behind recent Pornhub hack

Criminal ecosystem is made up of mostly male native English language speakers aged from 16 to 25Ransomware hacks, data theft, crypto scams and sextortion cover a broad range of cybercrimes carried out by an equally varied list of assailants.But there is also an English-speaking criminal ecosystem carrying out these activities that defies conventional categorisation. Nonetheless, it does have a name: the Com. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The small detail in the Wales's Christmas card that symbolises Prince George's adorable bond with sister and grandfather

The Prince and Princess of Wales marked the official start of the festive season yesterday by releasing their annual Christmas card.

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