People will be able to get a COVID-19 booster on Christmas Day as part of NHS England's "jingle jab" campaign.

The Queen is expected to deliver a particularly personal Christmas Day message as she prepares for her first festive period since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

A fire on-board a ferry has killed at least 39 people and injured 72 in Bangladesh, officials have said.

It's been another turbulent year as coronavirus and the government's handling of the pandemic dominated the headlines in 2021 - while the Royal Family once again featured heavily.

Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer have each issued a solemn Christmas message to the nation expressing sorrow at the heartbreak of families who have lost a loved one to COVID this year.

The Christmas presents bought for four brothers killed in a house fire last week will remain under the tree unopened, their father has said.

A former US police officer who said she mistakenly fired her gun instead of her Taser in the fatal shooting of a man has been found guilty of manslaughter.

You can't have Christmas without cardboard, or Boxing Day without a box for that matter.

COVID is used "as a weapon" against police officers, as the number of assaults against constables is estimated to have reached almost 80 per day nationwide.

Selfridges has been bought by a Thai retailer and Austrian property company in a £4bn deal, according to reports.