45 h. ago The pub that changed me: ‘We’d walk home with kebab sauce dribbling down our chins’

I’d love to claim the Hand & Heart in Nottingham taught me something profound – but it was mostly about bankrolling free roundsWhen I was a teenager, before Tripadvisor, pubs lived as mental notes rather than star ratings. There was the one where – exactly like that scene in The Inbetweeners – we realised they’d serve us a pint at 16 if we ordered some food (one shared plate of chips). There was the one you might get lucky in on Christmas Eve; the one you’d take a girl to, to impress her with the romantic views; and the one that only served cider in halves because it was so brain cell-poppingly strong – a pub best tackled before a bank holiday Monday, known colloquially as “Super Cider Sunday”, when you still had a few brain cells to spare. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Rory McIlroy's feud with LIV Golf rival after Christmas Eve court subpoena

Rory McIlroy and this LIV Golf star share a turbulent history including a Christmas Eve subpoena and tee-throwing incident as they meet at the Dubai Invitational

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4 d. ago German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ infuriates the faithful

Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paperA Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a televised Christmas Eve mass featuring a portrayal of the newborn Christ by an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper that was described by some critics as “Slime Jesus”.The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary’s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a foetal position and covered with sticky rice paper. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ provokes fury on right

Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paperA Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a televised Christmas Eve mass featuring a portrayal of the newborn Christ by an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper that was described by some critics as “slime Jesus”.The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary’s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a foetal position and covered with sticky rice paper. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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7 d. ago High School Musical 3 star Matt Prokop charged with possession of child pornography

Former child actor Matt Prokop was reportedly taken into custody in Texas on Christmas Eve after being arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography and four misdemeanour charges

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7 d. ago Mother seriously injured in Christmas Eve shooting in Peckham

Mother seriously injured in Christmas Eve shooting in Peckham  BBC

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7 d. ago M6 car blaze updates as all traffic stopped after fiery crash on motorway

Images from the scene on the M6 revealed a vehicle ablaze, with thick smoke pouring into the air above the motorway. Cheshire Fire Service rushed to the scene after the horror crash

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7 d. ago Mother left critically injured after gunmen fire shots through Peckham home on Christmas Eve

The woman, in her 20s, suffered multiple gunshot wounds after two male suspects fired seven shots into the address on Cronin Street

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8 d. ago Teen woke to find mum, 38, dead on bathroom floor on Christmas Day

Reece Barrett had been last minute Christmas shopping with his mum Louise McKenzie on Christmas Eve - the teenager woke up on Christmas Day to find her dead

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8 d. ago Aldi provides over 7,000 meals to West Lothian charities over festive period

The UK’s fourth largest supermarket teamed up with local good causes across West Lothian to donate a range of fresh and chilled foods from its stores after closing early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

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9 d. ago Six money tips to help people struggling with debt or repayments this month

Money Wellness recorded a 29 per cent increase in people contacting them for help with managing debts between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

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1 week ago Tour guides at Europe’s most active volcano strike as anger erupts over new rules

The latest restrictions were adopted after Mount Etna started a round of eruptions on Christmas Eve

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1 week ago The busiest day for cash withdrawals in 2025 – and it wasn’t Christmas Eve

New figures from Link ATMs show that cash withdrawals are still in decline

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1 week ago Pictured: Father, 33, killed in Christmas Eve crash that injured his partner and their eight

Stephen Jones, 33, from Bootle, was driving a black Ford Puma when it was involved in a crash with a grey Audi A4 in Croxteth just before 8:40pm on December 24 2025.

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1 week ago Tributes as junior football coach dies after Christmas Eve collision

'Stephen's death will leave a void for many people that won't ever be filled'

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1 week ago Dad dies after fatal Christmas Eve crash and mum in 'serious' condition

The couple's eight-year-old son sustained minor injuries and has been cared for by family since the crash

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1 week ago ‘Loving’ dad, 33, dies in Christmas Eve crash as mum suffers serious injuries

Stephen Jones, 33, was taken to hospital with significant injuries following a crash on Christmas Eve

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1 week ago M2 chaos as motorway closed in both directions after horror crash

The M2 has been closed in both directions between Junction 5 at Sittingbourne and Junction 4 at Rochester - police are urging drivers to prepare for severe delays

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1 week ago M2 chaos as motorway closed in both directions after horror Tesla and motorbike crash

The M2 has been closed in both directions between Junction 5 at Sittingbourne and Junction 4 at Rochester - police are urging drivers to prepare for severe delays

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