Vaccinations continue over the festive period after UK Covid cases hit a record on Christmas Eve.

The duchess appears with musician Tom Walker at the event for people who helped in the pandemic.

The Archbishop of Westminster says people can make "good judgements" and "understand the risk".

Snow fell overnight in Aberdeenshire, Shetland, some areas on the east coast and the Scottish Borders.

They surpass the Beatles and the Spice Girls as the act with the most festive chart-toppers in a row.

Isolating alone, and five turkey dinner deliveries - this is Covid Christmas 2021.

Ex-Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge must pay a reward to the man who found his dog, a court says.

Offering visas to care workers will make it easier to fill gaps in workforces, the government says.

Capt Sir Tom Moore's daughter urges anyone grieving a loved one at Christmas to reach out for help.

A woman was assaulted by two men who said they were delivery drivers and put her in their car.

German pointer Juno, who helps track down missing people, disappears during a family walk.

The rider, aged 43 and from Amesbury, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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In his annual Christmas message, Boris Johnson says getting vaccinated shows a neighbourly spirit.

Wales will not follow England offering coronavirus booster jabs over Christmas Day and 26 December.

Many test centres will operate reduced hours on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Pub landlords on the Wales/England border say the situation is confusing for customers.

Two men are jailed for a total of 33 years for laundering £70m, of which £10m came from Covid loans.

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross says people should be allowed to leave isolation after a week if they test negative.

Conor Murphy says his department will deliver a support package of £40m for 3,000 businesses.

NHS staff and care workers are sacrificing festive family time to look after others in need.

Nostalgia-lovers are marking Christmas in the style of times past for very different reasons.

Sufferers of parosmia - a long Covid side-effect that ravages taste and smell - gear up for Christmas.

Tom Hardy, James Norton and Regé-Jean Page are among the actors thought to be in the running.

The BBC's Neil Prior was three at the time and the snow is one of his formative memories.

The ex-rugby player climbed 12 of the UK's highest peaks alongside climber Ross Stirling.

Mike Carling is one of thousands of North Sea workers spending Christmas away from home.

A family has been overwhelmed by the public's reaction to the story of their financial struggles.

Chris Wooldridge will hand over the keys to York's city walls for the final time on Sunday.

BBC News meets gardeners who use their gargantuan growing skills to help food banks and feed friends.

Murray Head is all but forgotten in the UK, but in his adopted home France he ranks among the greats.

On 7 January, 1982, snow fell non-stop for 36 hours creating 6m high snow drifts.

Artist Polly Verity loves the look and feel of paper and has been "lost in its landscape" for years.

The group say they produced the carol to make it accessible to everyone.

The 342-tractor parade takes a rural village tour in Leicestershire raising funds for two charities.

Howden AFC says the goal is to help its members become more socially and physically active.

Alexander Richards, aka Black Santa, has been spreading festive cheer across the East Midlands.

From council meetings to Celebrity Mastermind, Jackie Weaver reflects on being thrust into the limelight.

Scots can celebrate Christmas but should be cautious, National Clinical Director Jason Leitch says.

Many families are spending Christmas in temporary accommodation and accessing food banks.

Steve Carpenter will cook Christmas dinner for climate scientists in the Antarctic