Forget Elf on the Shelf! Britons prefer modern traditions at Christmas like watching pantomimes, getting a stocking and tucking into a turkey dinner, poll reveals A survey has revealed that six in ten Brits said the old ways were the best Almost half of 2,000 adults polled said they still did traditions they enjoyed as a child Forget Elf on the […]

Liverpool football star Steve Finnan loses High Court fight for compensation from lawyers he blames for losing £6million in disastrous business venture A former Liverpool football star who blamed his lawyers after he lost £6million on a disastrous business venture with his brother has lost his High Court claim for compensation. Irish full-back Steve Finnan, 47, enjoyed a successful Premier […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The financial hit from rising interest rates and high inflation has obliterated nine years of gains for Victorian households, taking the amount of money families have at their disposal back to 2014 levels. Families are now sharply scaling back on spending on non-essentials […]

Hospital sent widow video of husband’s death. Grieving wife tells Covid Inquiry how she was banned from visiting ward – and sent memory stick of his final moments A hospital filmed the death of a coronavirus victim before sending the video to his grieving­ wife, an inquiry has heard. Jan Gillan was refused permission to sit with her husband Mark […]

‘Where is your humanity?’: Moment pro-Palestine activist accosts Keir Starmer on a train in a bid to grill the Labour leader over his refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza Sir Keir Starmer has been accosted on a train by a pro-Palestine activist with the Labour leader quizzed over his stance on the Gaza crisis. In footage being widely shared […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key points Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities, leaving 350 Palestinians dead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Israeli minister Israel must do more to protect civilians. UN aid chief sees signs that Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza […]

The Grinches who stole Christmas: Security footage shows thieves scampering off with an inflatable Santa and reindeer decorations during raids on homes in California Families in Contra Costa Count and Moreno Valley were targeted by thieves  Security footage has shown thieves scampering off with an inflatable Santa and reindeer decorations during raids on homes in California. A family in Contra Costa County […]

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘is struggling with the pressure of being accused of one of the world’s most infamous crimes’ READ MORE: Who is Christian Brueckner? The German Madeleine McCann suspect and sex offender The chief suspect in Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance is finding it difficult being accused of kidnapping the youngster, according to report. Christian Brueckner, a 46-year-old […]

Pair of pals brave snowfall and subzero temperatures as they enjoy open top bus tour of the Lake District in day out dubbed ‘most British thing ever’ A pair of friends refused to let 11 inches of snow stop them enjoying an open top bus tour of the Lake District – in a snap hailed the ‘most British thing ever’. The […]

EXCLUSIVE Brendan Khuri, son of millionaire Beverly Hills property developer, wears Mario Kart t-shirt as he’s pictured for first time since his dad agreed to pay $18.8m to family of woman killed when the teen crashed his Lamborghini into her at 100 mph Brendan Khuri, son of real estate mogul James Khuri, was racing in a 35-mph zone on a […]