All news for 2023-12-20

The big day is around the corner so it's time to place last minute orders

Not only does the case come with 12 bottles of wine but you leave with quite a thorough education into popular wine making countries

Many people will have always wondered why Santa lives in the North Pole, and it turns out it's not because he loves sub-zero temperatures - it's to do with a political cartoonist

Chevy Chase stars in the beloved festive comedy – here’s how to watch it this Christmas

Liverpool hero Steven Gerrard is struggling to get a tune out of his Al-Ettifaq players and is expected to bring in reinforcements during the January transfer window

Shoppers who order the beauty box before December 22 could still get it in time for Christmas - and it makes for some fantastic stocking fillers

Nottingham Forest confirmed their decision to sack Steve Cooper and have moved swiftly to appoint his successor as they bid to climb away from the Premier League drop zone

Venus Hinds bravely shared her cancer story with her classmates by writing to them to explain her medical situation while also asking them to 'be kind' about her hair loss

Miffy Englefield captured the hearts of the nation in the 2006 movie The Holiday but almost two decades later and with a new image, the star still gets noticed by people

The mesh top is said to be versatile, perfect for a range of occasions, and 'works really well for layering' according to the Loose Women panellist

Lioness legends Jill Scott and Mary Earps were excited to be reunited at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in Salford where Mary took home the gong for Sports Personality of the Year

Storm Pia is to arrive in the next few days and already the Met Office has put in place a yellow weather warning for large swathes of the UK as they believe travel disruption is likely

Kieran Trippier endured a nightmare final few minutes against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, gifting Mykhaylo Mudryk an equaliser before putting his penalty wide in the shoot-out

Prince Harry is reportedly "holding out hope" for a family reunion this Christmas despite Meghan Markle's wishes not to return to the UK following claims she's set on staying in California

Norfolk Police said post-mortem tests found no evidence of third-party involvement and early indications of Gaynor Lord's death were 'consistent with drowning'

Three thieves targeted an address in Harrow, northwest London, and drove off in the Mercedes GLC sedan after exploiting modern technology that pretends to be a car key

Having a dedicated reusable water bottle is great for the environment but as one woman found out, they have to be cleaned thoroughly or they could cause some nasty illnesses otherwise

Former president Donald Trump was holding a rally in Iowa when the plane flew overhead carrying a banner with a message aimed at wife Melania

Former royal butler and I'm A Celeb star Paul Burrell attended his friend Dean Sullivan's funeral after the Brookside icon died aged 68, following his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2018

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is closing in on a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in Manchester United, but doubts have been raised over how quickly the British billionaire can turn things around

On Wednesday morning, BBC news presenter Ben Boulos was in Birmingham reporting on UK inflation rates while rocking a high-vis jacket causing confusion

EastEnders viewers think the Christmas Day trailer for the BBC soap has given away three characters will not be identified as the killer, ahead of a brutal murder

Good Morning Britain took a very awkward turn on Wednesday as Richard Madeley's live phone segment went terribly wrong, leaving ITV viewers in hysterics

With Brits expected to make 21 million trips on the road in the next week ahead of and after Christmas, RAC has offered tips for motorists to avoid heavy traffic or other delays

Michaela Ali, 36, a nursing assistance living in Manchester city centre, said she's been forced to live between hotels while heavily pregnant due to the severe rat infestation in her housing association property