Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food are destroying planet and the meaning of ChristmasWhether out of poverty or virtue, many of us spend much of the year reining in our appetites to save our pennies and...
Read MorePeople aged 21-34 who will spend holiday on their own this year up ninefold compared with 1969, study findsThe number of young people spending Christmas Day alone has increased ninefold, according to UK research that compared...
Read MoreMonarch says in his second Christmas Day message that his coronation was ‘a call to us all to serve and care’King Charles has praised the work of volunteers, calling them a “selfless army of people” who...
Read MoreKeir Starmer has his eyes on the prize, Liz Truss looks serene and Boris Johnson lives down to expectationsNothing says Christmas more than a personalised card. If you didn’t get any this year, fear not as the politicians...
Read MoreSparse 103-year-old tree was bought by the family of Dorothy Grant, who kept it until her death at 101One of the world’s first mass-produced Christmas trees, bought for 6p in 1920, has sold for more than £3,400 at...
Read MoreAmid festive Thatcher baubles, Johnson mugs and Cameron jugs there’s no place for Truss among prime ministers pastFor the man or woman who has everything but an acrylic Christmas jumper bearing the knitted tree logo of the...
Read MoreAnalysis of police data reveals equivalent of £76m lost to fraud over the festive period, says partyNearly £80m will be lost to online fraud and scams over the 12 days of Christmas, Labour has said as it criticised...
Read MoreStrikes mean the company cannot guarantee deliveries before 25 December, forcing businesses to meet deadline of this FridaySmall businesses that rely on Royal Mail to deliver their products to customers before Christmas are...
Read MoreIpsa’s earlier advice over recovery of expenses for food and decorations led to MPs receiving abuse from the publicThe MPs’ expenses watchdog has apologised for telling parliamentarians they could claim back some...
Read MoreArchbishop of Canterbury says pandemic has shown our capacity for compassion and generosityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEveryone in society, from Cabinet ministers to rough sleepers, has...
Read MoreMonarch speaks about the loss of her husband, and encourages nation to see the joy in simple thingsThe Queen looked back on a year marked by personal, as well as national, grief in her Christmas Day message – the first...
Read MoreComedian Sarah Millican keeps Christmas spirits up with Twitter hashtag #JoinInWith hundreds of thousands of Britons forced to self-isolate on Christmas Day, the spectre of Covid still hung over many people’s...
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