Princess of Wales ‘laden’ with flowers after royals attend Christmas Day church service at Sandringham

The Princess of Wales was “laden” with flowers from members of the public who waited to greet her after the royals attended the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham.

‘Putin chose Christmas’: Ukrainians take shelter as missiles rain down

Ukrainians sheltered in metro stations on Christmas morning as Russian missiles and drones rained down on their cities.

Multiple people in hospital as car driven on to central London pavement

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven on to the pavement in central London in the early hours of Christmas Day.

Man, 39, shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve

A man with a knife was shot dead by armed police in Redditch after “several hours” of negotiations on Christmas Eve, police have said.

Only 12 survivors as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Dozens are feared dead after a passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed in Kazakhstan, the country’s emergencies ministry said.

With 500,000 not seeing anyone on Christmas Day, what should people do to tackle loneliness?

Around 590,000 people aged over 65 in the UK won’t see or speak to anyone on Christmas Day and 1.4 million will eat dinner on their own, new figures show.

Church ‘needs to be changed’, Archbishop of York to say in Christmas Day sermon after sex scandals

The Church of England needs to “kneel in penitence” and “be changed”, the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is expected to say in his Christmas Day sermon.

Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO may have dementia and be unable to face sex charges, defence argues

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia and a competency hearing is needed to assess whether he can face sex charges, defence lawyers have said.

Olympic snowboarder killed in avalanche in Switzerland

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche in Switzerland, the country’s skiing federation has said.

Soap star to make final appearance after 50 years – with villain returning for exit storyline

Soap star Helen Worth is set to make her final appearance on Coronation Street on Christmas Day, after more than 50 years.