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Asymmetric hemlines, applique and lace: the 30 best party dresses for Christmas and beyond
Our styling editor shares her favourite looks for getting dressed up to the nines • The best flat shoes for party season It’s party season, a time of year that either fills you with sartorial dread or has you screaming with excitement as you get to wear yet another embellished dress to the pub ...
5 hours ago
The Guardian
Asymmetric hemlines, applique and lace: the 30 best party dresses for Christmas and beyond
Royal Mail reveals the most wanted Christmas presents in letters to Santa
No electric gadgets are in the list of the 10 most popular requests
12 minutes ago
The Independent
Royal Mail reveals the most wanted Christmas presents in letters to Santa
Church of England warns against fake outrage that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ ahead of Tommy Robinson carols rally
Bishop of Manchester criticises those who use Christmas ‘as a prop in a dim culture war’ as clergy warn against ‘populist forces’ exploiting Christianity
35 minutes ago
The Independent
Church of England warns against fake outrage that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ ahead of Tommy Robinson carols rally
‘Disgusting’ vandals chop down village Christmas tree hours after light switch-on
Beloved tree has been a festive treat for residents for over a decade
2 hours ago
The Independent
‘Disgusting’ vandals chop down village Christmas tree hours after light switch-on
Driver accused of Christmas Day car attacks in London’s West End says he was a ‘coward’
Anthony Gilheaney is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of using his Mercedes to run over five pedestrians during the early hours of December 25 2024
16 hours ago
The Independent
Driver accused of Christmas Day car attacks in London’s West End says he was a ‘coward’
How much are Christmas shoppers really spending this year?
Christmas shopping is underway, but with prices rising, ideas about how much is acceptable to spend on presents have shifted.
17 hours ago
The Independent
How much are Christmas shoppers really spending this year?
Christmas tree chopped down hours after lights switch-on
A Christmas tree that has brought festive cheer to a village for more than a decade has been cut down just hours after its lights were switched on.
6 hours ago
Sky News
Christmas tree chopped down hours after lights switch-on
flu
Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says
The health secretary also warns planned strikes by resident doctors next week could be the "Jenga piece that collapses" the NHS.
35 minutes ago
BBC
Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says
Four charts that show how flu outbreak is different this winter
NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.
1 hour ago
BBC
Four charts that show how flu outbreak is different this winter
Why is flu so bad this winter - and should you buy a vaccine?
Flu has come early this year, and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season.
15 hours ago
BBC
Why is flu so bad this winter - and should you buy a vaccine?
‘It’s hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu
With a record number of flu patients in hospital, Britons are weighing up the merits of face coverings The number of patients in hospital with flu in England has reached a record high for this time of year. The latest data puts the daily average at 1,717, with 69 in critical care. Speaking to Times ...
6 hours ago
The Guardian
‘It’s hardly an inconvenience’: your views on wearing a mask to combat flu
Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting
Health secretary urges resident doctors, who are to strike from 17 December, to accept his offer to end dispute Wes Streeting has told resident doctors that strikes and a sharp rise in the number of flu cases over the Christmas period could be “the Jenga piece” that forces the NHS to collapse. ...
2 hours ago
The Guardian
Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting
What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge
Health bosses are warning this winter could see the ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’
10 minutes ago
The Independent
What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms and advice as UK cases surge
Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals
There are enough flu patients each day to fill the facilities of more than three hospital trusts
1 hour ago
The Independent
Where in the UK is most affected by the flu surge as pressure mounts on hospitals
economy
UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
The impact of the JLR cyber-attack continued to affect output, while analysts say spending was hit by Budget uncertainty.
2 hours ago
BBC
UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly in October – business live
Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October Today’s GDP report also shows the economy only grew by 1.1% over the last year – a weak performance. The ONS says: GDP is estimated to have grown by 1.1% in the three months to October 2025, compared with ...
9 minutes ago
The Guardian
December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly in October – business live
UK economy unexpectedly shrank in October in fresh blow for Rachel Reeves
Economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics
2 hours ago
The Independent
UK economy unexpectedly shrank in October in fresh blow for Rachel Reeves
More bad news for chancellor as UK economy shrinks again
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.
4 hours ago
Sky News
More bad news for chancellor as UK economy shrinks again
amid
Navy, Army and RAF set for intelligence unit shake-up amid growing global threats
This strategic overhaul follows revelations from the inquiry into the 2018 Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess
11 hours ago
The Independent
Navy, Army and RAF set for intelligence unit shake-up amid growing global threats
Labour MPs split on Angela Rayner's future amid leadership speculation
Left-wing Labour MPs are split on whether they would welcome an Angela Rayner leadership bid, as speculation continues over whether Sir Keir Starmer can survive.
11 hours ago
Sky News
Labour MPs split on Angela Rayner's future amid leadership speculation
attack
Taylor Swift shown in tears after she met Southport attack families
Backstage footage shows the singer in tears after meeting survivors of the attack during her world tour.
3 hours ago
BBC
Taylor Swift shown in tears after she met Southport attack families
Terrifying moment train passenger launches bottle attack on strangers
This is the terrifying moment a train passenger launches a bottle attack on strangers.
3 hours ago
The Independent
Terrifying moment train passenger launches bottle attack on strangers
Man found guilty of savage glass bottle train attack
A man who launched a savage attack on two men with a glass bottle on a train has been found guilty of attempted murder and serious assault.
3 hours ago
Sky News
Man found guilty of savage glass bottle train attack
crime
The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem
With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed England's shoplifting capital have seen
2 hours ago
BBC
The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem
Nationwide fined £44m by watchdog for financial crime control failings
Ineffective systems culminated in serious case of Covid fraud that left UK taxpayers £800,000 out of pocket Nationwide has been fined £44m by the City watchdog over “weak” financial crime controls that culminated in a serious case of Covid fraud that left UK taxpayers £800,000 out of pocket. ...
1 hour ago
The Guardian
Nationwide fined £44m by watchdog for financial crime control failings
Nationwide fined &163;44m for financial crime failures
Nationwide has been fined &163;44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.
1 hour ago
Sky News
Nationwide fined &163;44m for financial crime failures
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