The prestigious bakery chain has announced that it will open 10 of its shops in London on Christmas Day - but the move has been criticised by some social media users

John Francis Duffy and David Mulcahy embarked on a sickening spree of rape and murder in the 1980s, targeting women and children near railway stations in the UK - but what were they like as kids?

In the latest sign of a deepening family feud, David and Victoria Beckham and their son Brooklyn no longer follow each other on Instagram, following similar moves by sons Romeo and Cruz

Leprosy, a disease thought banished from Europe, has made a shocking return with new cases in Romania and Croatia, the first in over 30 years, prompting health officials' reactions

A live report on the gathering cloud over David Walliams, abruptly dropped by his publisher over alleged inappropriate behaviour, sparked a separate scandal as a correspondent dropped an F-bomb

Paul Doyle, 54, was jailed for 21 years and six months after he ploughed his two-tonne Ford Galaxy into crowds of Liverpool FC fans during the club's title-winning parade celebrations in May

A sandwich shop owner has made his bid for a nightmare seasonal record, turning his cafe into an audio torture chamber by crooning a horrific 684 Christmas tunes over 42 hours of festive hell

Year-end will turn chilly for millions of Brits as forecasting maps show heavy snowfalls blanketing swaths of the country on 30 December, bringing snowfalls as deep as 4 inches

Wayne Lineker, Ibiza club boss and brother of Gary, has revealed his terrifying battle with pneumonia left him "unable to walk", and now faces the heartbreak of major surgery

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a rare joint statement to confirm a change to the name of their charity - and the name change will take effect from 2025

As the winter months set in, many Brits are looking for ways to keep themselves warm — but many may not know their electric blanket could be signalling something worse in bed

Child killer Lucy Letby is set to have a cushy Christmas behind bars, but some people have shown sympathy towards Lucy and have flooded her with well-wishes

As the big day is now less than a week away, the race is on to get everything in for Christmas — but drivers are being warned not to cause a Christmas calamity with a car crash

EXCLUSIVE: As the festive season approaches, new research has found what Britain's favourite way to shake off a hangover is after getting loud and merry drinking

Lily Allen hosted a glam and sexy Christmas bash in raunchy strip club "Stringfellows", decked out in a sultry red Santa outfit over lace suspenders with bows

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Karen Carney has opened up about begging BBC bosses to let her wear flats instead of heels but was told she'd be marked down

31/ATLAS made its long-awaited nearest approach to Earth on Friday but just hurtled past, showing that the aliens who "sent" it just aren't interested in us, claims a Harvard space boffin

Meta has come under fire after wiping out the Instagram accounts of UK sex worker-led arts groups, erasing more than 52,000 followers overnight in a shock crackdown that campaigners

Karl Quincey, 48, told prison officers 'it's been bubbling for a while now' after inserting a glasses arm into a self-inflicted wound at HMP Wakefield. An inquest recorded a verdict of suicide

A damning report found that prison kitchen staff went out of their way to steal goods from their workplace, with as much as £800 of stock mysteriously disappearing in a week

A close ally of Putin has dampened hopes that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could end next year, instead suggesting the conflict could drag on 'for several more years' to achieve Kyiv's 'complete liquidation'

With artificial intelligence slowly creeping into more and more areas of our daily lives, new research has shown Brits are more than happy to let it clean their homes

Staff at Greggs have been praised after acting on an incident happening outside the store to take in mums and babies after reports of a disorder with weapons taking place nearby

If you've been hit with a sore throat, a slew of mucus or just generally feeling run down, you're not the only one as one doctor reveals that a new virus is taking hold

Sarah Halpenny, 29, from Co Meath, Ireland, 'passed away unexpectedly' in Melbourne, Australia, last weekend and an outpouring of tributes have been shared following her tragic death