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Well-wishers camp out to greet royals for Christmas

King offers heartfelt’ thanks to doctors in message to nation

Farage willing to work with Lord Mandelson on Trump

Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help the incoming ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration.

Abbott: Starmer has no feel for politics or Labour Party

Sir Keir Starmer has no feel for politics or the Labour Party, Diane Abbott has said.

Professor who fled Putin's war says Kremlin is playing Russian roulette with lives

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, Vladimir Putin has faced persistent opposition not only in Western capitals but also inside his own country.

'I have to be here ... I know my family understands'

In the forests near Kharkiv, Askold Krushelnycky speaks to soldiers spending Christmas with Ukraine’s drone brigade

Russia's attack called out as 'state-sponsored terrorism'

A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine’s energy system on Christmas Day has been condemned as “inhumane” by president Volodymyr Zelensky.

DeChambeau is an unlikely winner in game's civil war

As golf's civil war rumbles on, with any optimism that came from the announcement in June 2023 that LIV Golf and the PGA Tour had a framework agreement in place for a merger having long since dissipated, it's hard to argue that the situation has created many winners.

Mbappe looks a spare part in the Real Madrid machine

Real Madrid are the kings of Europe, that much was true even before La Decimoquinta.

Sign on the dotted line: the £12m steal and £50m dud

The best and worst Premier League transfers this season

Why are there no trains running on Christmas Day?

Q Why don't any trains run on Christmas Day in the UK? Everywhere else on the European continent trains run on 25 December.

The flightmare before Christmas: why December disruption is so painful

Air traffic control language is commendably succinct. The advisory message that was sent out by the US Command Center at 11.50am GMT on Christmas Eve read: “Nationwide ground stop for all AAL Main and Subs”.

CLAUSE FOR CONCERN

A new study suggests lying about Santa is not only 'unethical' but also bad parenting. Charlotte Cripps finds out if telling a festive fib should really earn you a spot on the naughty list

Sanctioned Russian cargo ship sinks after explosion

A US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through the engine room, Russia's foreign ministry confirmed.

Protests in Syria erupt after Christmas tree set on fire

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Syria after foreign fighters burned down a Christmas tree in the centre of the country, sparking concerns about sectarian violence.

Canal threat is latest drama in Trump's Panama history

Donald Trump strained North American diplomatic relations over the weekend with a threat to retake the Panama Canal, two and a half decades after the US transferred control of the vital global trade route to Panama.

Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for teenage activist

A 19-year-old pro-democracy activist who went from finishing secondary school in the UK to becoming one of Hong Kong's most wanted critics has vowed that she will not be silenced by Chinese fear and suppression.

Prepay meters costing up to third of households' income

Households on prepayment meters in the UK could see their energy bills cost up to a third of their household income this winter, new research has warned.

Families hit by surge in no fault evictions before ban

\"Exactly one week before Christmas we are surrounded by boxes with no home to go to,\" says Ana*, a mother of two from Sheffield.

Thousands of armed forces personnel not medically fit for war, government says

More than 10,000 people in the armed forces are deemed not medically fit for deployment, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal again

Mauritius has rejected Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to the country, in a humiliating blow for the prime minister.

Nato can't defend Europe from Russia without US, say alliance's frontline leaders

Nato is \"not ready\" to fight against Vladimir Putin's Russia without the US, the leaders of the alliance's three frontline states have told The Independent, as they called on allies to drastically increase defence spending.

Archbishop to say Church 'must kneel in penitence'

Christmas Day message follows on from abuse scandal

Starmer delivers Christmas message for ‘lonely people'

Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his Christmas message to the nation, saying his \"thoughts are with all those who are lonely\" over the festive season.

'We had children going to sleep in the reading corner'

Holly Evans speaks to families whose children are benefiting from the 900 beds your generosity helped us to buy last year

Two safe havens for abuse survivors become reality

Work on the properties has begun after The Indy's campaign with Refuge raises nearly £600,000, says Maya Oppenheim

Academy champion Pulling dreams of moving up to F1

The British driver tells Kieran Jackson about beating boys and eyeing the big time after a dominant year on the track

Fury and Usyk weigh future after bruising encounter

Years were spent debating who would emerge as this generation’s greatest heavyweight.

Win or lose it's a wild ride for fans with Ange in charge

It’s just the way they play, mate. From 3-4 to 1-1 to 5-0 to 4-3 to 3-6, with Tottenham taking and giving up leads, mounting comebacks, scoring in the first minute and conceding at almost any point, often in calamitous fashion.

Can Reeves save our frozen economy from a recession?

Jack Frost swept an icy chill across the UK economy earlier than anyone expected. Following on from last week’s grim economic news, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revised its third quarter (July to September) estimate of GDP growth down to absolute zero.

Russian scientists reveal baby mammoth remains

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a young mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years.