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He is expected to say that “the Christmas story shows us how we must treat those who are unlike us”.

They have surpassed music titans The Beatles and Spice Girls, who are the only other acts to score a consecutive hat-trick of festive number ones.

The Wanted singer Tom Parker has said he is “happy to be back” with his fellow bandmates and admits it is unusual to be in his position a year on from his cancer diagnosis..

Joe Root insists the whole England team is pulling in the same direction ahead of the Boxing Day Ashes Test, stressing that his captaincy is no “dictatorship”..

The UK, European Union, and the US have received more doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the last six weeks than African countries have all year, according to new analysis from the People’s Vaccine Alliance (PVA)..

Police figures suggest that on average 80 officers were assaulted each day this year in the UK..

People will be able to get a Covid booster vaccine on Christmas Day, NHS England has announced as part of increased efforts to top-up protection against the Omicron variant..

Britons are less likely to shake hands and hug people they do not live with following the pandemic, new polling has suggested..

The Duchess of Cornwall will read extracts of Charles Dickens’ festive classic A Christmas Carol in a series published on social media set to run over the 12 days of Christmas..

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released the first picture of their daughter Lilibet, with Meghan holding her up in an image on their “family holiday” card..

The Government is under pressure to clarify its tipping point for imposing further restrictions as new figures show the number of NHS staff absent for Covid reasons at acute trusts in London more than doubled last week..

Coronavirus has accounted for two Premier League games on Boxing Day as the football schedule continues to be affected by the pandemic..

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed following a Christmas lights switch-on..

The figure means roughly 37 pubs have been demolished or converted for other uses, such as for homes or offices, each month in 2021.

Sally Ann Howes, who starred as Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died aged 91..

First Minister Mark Drakeford gave a Coronavirus briefing from Cardiff.

The low-cost airline said it has acquired 15 daily take-off and landing slots at the West Sussex airport.

It compares to stronger growth in the second quarter, when UK output increased by a revised 5.4% following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

They were just over half of pre-pandemic levels on Monday.

Medical staff at King’s College Hospital, in south-east London, are feeling the pressure over staff shortages due to Covid-related absences.