All news for 2023-12-25

Violent outbursts, tears and loneliness make Christmas Day one of the hardest days of the year for children in the care system - we spoke to a former care worker about what it's really like to spend the day without family

Discovering your partner has been cheating on you is crushing at any time of the year, but finding out at Christmas twisted the knife in deeper for these three women

The Call The Midwife Christmas special marks the start of season 13 of the much-loved BBC drama, after the last episode showed Helen George's character Trixie's dramatic wedding day

BBC Ghosts actress Martha Howe-Douglas has revealed why the beloved series has come to an end after five years as she teases their future projects and potential of a Horrible Histories return

Late comedy genius Caroline Aherne had one final request for her loved ones before she tragically died in 2016, after finding out she had been diagnosed with a terminal cancer

Mrs Brown's Boys has been a hit with viewers since launching on the BBC in 2011, but after more than a decade, the popular sitcom has been rocked by controversy

Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman has pulled back the covers on her marriage with husband Kris Thykier - reflecting on their bedroom antics and why she fell head over heels for him

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received an application for the first-ever 'psychedelic-assisted therapy' drug, which could be approved in early 2024

ITV Coronation Street viewers were left in tears during the Christmas Day's episode as Carla Connor's emotional gift to Peter Barlow was revealed amid the latter's exit

Coronation Street fans were left delighted to see one character make an emotional Christmas Day return after their teary exit earlier this year

Beloved comedian and Royle Family star Caroline Aherne, who died in 2016, was married to New Order guitarist Peter Hook for just two years and also dated David Walliams for a year

Newcastle United have won just one of their last five Premier League games and face a Boxing Day clash at St James' Park with with Nottingham Forest under the new management of Nuno Espirito Santo

Doctor Who star Richard Franklin died in his sleep on Christmas Day, it has been confirmed with fans flocking to pay tribute to the late star

Mrs Brown's Boys stars appear to be joyful and laughing on set, but the whole team has suffered heartbreak and tragic losses off-air, including the death of Brendan O'Carroll's son

Call the Midwife star Helen George split from her co-star husband Jack Ashton after they first met on set of the beloved BBC drama - while Stephen McGann has found lasting love

Dominic West said Prince Harry got very rowdy on his trip to the South Pole and claimed he 'told filthy jokes while others danced naked', but his candid admissions didn't go down well with the royal

Charles Dickens is believed to have based the infamous character of Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol on MP John Elwes, a renowned penny pincher and millionaire

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Gillian Taylforth is one of the longest-running EastEnders actresses after playing iconic Kathy Beale - and her life away from the soap has been just as dramatic as her storylines

Boxing Day Premier League football has rolled around once again and there a number of mouthwatering fixtures lined up, including Manchester United's showdown with Aston Villa

Just like Paul Foreman in Coronation Street, Sam Hayden-Harler is a young man living with motor neurone disease (MND), and he and his family are determined to make the most of this Christmas

Rhona Goskirk faced an awkward Christmas Day as at one point she was faced with two ex-husbands in front of her current husband as the family adapted to the latest baby bombshell

ITV Emmerdale aired explosive scenes on Christmas Day's episode as one character was 'killed off' after a horror gun showdown in the village

The soap actress is dating Waterloo Road star Liam Scholes and they look as loved up as ever as the TV star pair celebrated their second Christmas as a happy couple

Josh Taylor was planning to propose his girlfriend in the new year, but sadly died before being able to do so after he fell into a hole and was buried alive under at least 1.5m of sand in Australia