Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, ...

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

The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that “our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”. Dame ...

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint. Led by the King and Queen they walked the short ...

Sir Stephen Fry has said the Prince of Wales and his family were “locked into” The Celebrity Traitors. The broadcaster and actor, 68, appeared in the first celebrity spin-off series of the hit BBC ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow cold health alert from 6pm on Thursday to noon on December 27 for south-west England, and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind ...

Anthony Albanese said he plans to establish a special honours system for those who placed themselves in harm’s way to help ...

Organised by The Swan Food Project, Worcester's Big Christmas Swan Feeds will be taking place on December 26, December 29, and January 1. Meeting at 2pm on South Quay, the charity will be giving away ...

Claiming top spot is beloved musical The Muppet Christmas Carol - while two other adaptations of the iconic Charles Dickens tale appear further down the list, with Scrooge placing ninth and A ...

Specialising in support for the elderly, Age UK's hotline is open for 11 hours over Christmas Day if they are lonely or in need of help. The NHS hotline for mental health crisis will be open 24/7 ...

The Croome and West Warwickshire Hunt will once again return to Pershore in 2025. The hunt will meet at Broad Sheet, Pershore at 11am. Broad Street, Pershore WR10.

Another famous face celebrating his birthday on Christmas day is Chris Kamara. The former professional footballer and football manager now works as a presenter and football analyst at Sky Sports.