Month: December 2022

His Majesty has delivered his inaugural festive message to the nation The King has used his first Christmas broadcast to sympathise with families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and praise individuals, charities and faith groups supporting those in need. Charles spoke about the “great anxiety and hardship” experienced by many trying to “pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm” during his televised message, which featured footage of a food […]

His Holiness delivered the traditional 'Urbi et Orbi' address in the Vatican at lunchtime Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Sunday to lament the “icy winds of war” buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, a 10-month-old conflict he described as senseless. At noon local time, Francis delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to […]

Police are urging anyone who knows anything about the 26 year old's death to come forward A woman killed in a Christmas Eve pub shooting was shot in the head in what police believe was not a targeted attack. The 26-year-old was with her sister and friends at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village on Merseyside when she was shot. Police were called to the scene shortly before midnight, with one neighbour saying […]

Warnings about the impacts of rail strikes on festive getaways were heeded by travellers resulting in little extra impact on Britain’s roads on Christmas Eve, a motoring organisation has said. Motorway travel appears to have been smooth for most of the country, the AA said. Some rail passengers faced delays as they rushed to get the last trains before Christmas Eve services came to a halt early due to industrial […]

Ellie Goulding has said supporting those experiencing homelessness is “more vital than ever” as more households face hardship during the cost-of-living crisis. The singer, who has been volunteering at Crisis’s Christmas centres since 2015 and is an ambassador of the charity, paid a visit to the charity’s central London hotel on Christmas Eve. Alongside helping to make teas and coffees and sorting and distributing clothes to people in need, Goulding […]

Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is confident he can find the right balance to keep them in the Premier League. Former Spain and Real Madrid coach Lopetegui was appointed during November, taking over following the departure of Bruno Lage and Steve Davis’ temporary stint in charge. With Premier League action paused for the World Cup, Lopetegui and his staff had an extended spell to work with most of the squad ahead […]

Rishi Sunak has broken with tradition to record phone calls with public servants thanking them for their “selflessness” rather than broadcast a Christmas message to the nation. The Prime Minister made apparently surprise calls to four workers and the crew of a naval ship to express his gratitude for their “sacrifices” after an “extraordinary year”. Footage of the messages published on Friday comes during a Christmas being strained by widespread […]

The Sun newspaper has said it regrets the publication of Jeremy Clarkson’s column about the Duchess of Sussex and is “sincerely sorry”. The apology comes after the piece, in which Clarkson said he “hated” Meghan, became the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s (Ipso) most complained-about article. Ipso said the piece, which was removed from The Sun’s website on Monday at Clarkson’s request, had received more than 17,500 complaints as of 9am […]

LadBaby have made chart history by securing the Christmas number one for a fifth consecutive year – surpassing a record set by The Beatles in the 1960s. Social media star Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne, known as LadBaby Mum, claimed the top spot with their single Food Aid, which reworks the Band Aid song Do They Know It’s Christmas? with lyrics about the cost-of-living crisis and vocals from MoneySavingExpert […]