Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have opted not to attend to avoid further embarrassment to the royal family ...

Four pedestrians have been hit by a car in London’s West during the early hours of Christmas Day, with a man arrested on ...

A 39-year-old was shot dead by armed police in Redditch on Christmas Eve. Police officers were called to an address in ...

New research claims that lying to our children about Father Christmas coming down the chimney to deliver presents is a form ...

The best bit about ‘Gavin & Stacey’? The central trio of chaotic older women. As the show bows out with one last festive ...

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The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his ...

Sir Keir Starmer has no feel for politics or the Labour Party, Diane Abbott has said. The veteran left-winger has said the prime minister ’s top team lacks the skills to run the UK. At such a critical ...

Downing Street would not be drawn on whether Sir Keir Starmer would like Lord Mandelson to work with Mr Farage, but No10 ...

Hundreds of people have taken part in charity Christmas swims across Ireland. In Dublin, swimmers braved the cold water on an ...