Christmas

The pope took particular aim at areas of global tension where President Donald Trump is playing a critical role.

The Queen also spoke about her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and praised him for his support in the 70 years that they have been together.

Jacob Coker's father has a blood condition that doctors have been unable to diagnose and it has had him in and out of the hospital for two years.

"tbt to when I put the ho in holidays," the 33-year-old wrote alongside the photos that she shared with her 68.2 million fans on Instagram.

She urged people to "remember the missing" during this festive season, saying, "we must never forget them."

80-year-old Patrick Jiron faces drugs charges after deputies say he and his wife were driving with 60lbs of marijuana in their pickup.

A selection of party games to play with friends and family over the festive break, including Mario Kart 8, Gang Beasts and Jackbox Party Pack.

Boston University's Kyna Hamill receives backlash after academic paper detailing 'blackface' origins of Christmas carol.

#AVeryMerryMuslimChristmas: Christmas time gets both Muslim puritans and white xenophobes going.

Last year, the six-member Expedition 50 crew from France, Russia and the US shared the Christmas meal.

Poundland and Dealz have caught attention online with their cheeky Elf on the Shelf posts this month, the latest of which appears to feature the elf 'teabagging' a doll.

Pots Bar in Northumberland finds cheeky way to mark Mad Friday or Black Eye Friday - the booziest night of the year.

Christmas charity song title and lines including "Tonight, thank God, it's them instead of you" slammed by critics for perpetuating sense of White Man's Burden.

A new study shows that more dogs are poisoned by chocolate during the festive period than any other time of the year

Christmas is a time for giving - but with gifts like these sometimes it's safer to stick with a gift card...

Reddit users collecting good karma by hiding train tickets and gift vouchers in railway stations for other users to find.

Cummin Up, a Caribbean restaurant in south London, announced it will open on Christmas Day to provide food for poor or lonely Londoners.

"These two weeks ARE a gift. Spend them with your kids, you macho goon," Creature of London CEO Dan Cullen-Shute tweeted.

The daughter of an elderly couple wrote that she was suddenly told her elderly parents would be put into separate care homes - she wanted them to stay together for Christmas.

Reindeer antlers are covered in velvet – a type of fuzzy, hairy skin – which has the ability to "almost perfectly" regenerate.

People are celebrating the contributions Muslims have made to good causes with #AVeryMerryMuslimChristmas.

Explaining that there are many reasons responsible for cheating, Australian sexologist Nikki Goldstein concludes: "One reason is often when there is trouble at home."

Mikah, a nine-year-old boy from Ohio, showed how it was better to give than receive after he returned his Xbox to help rough sleepers.

Seen by many as a great rom-com and Christmas film, Love Actually is more problematic than people realise. Here's all of the sexist moments that'll make you rethink the film.

Fatal balcony collapse in Melbourne, Australia, kills two women including Cheryl Taylor and injures 17 others as people gathered for office Christmas photo.

New study suggests not everyone is cock-a-hoop about the workplace jamboree.

Delta, which has its biggest hub operation in Atlanta, was the hardest hit, while international flights were diverted.

The technology used to make the tiny object are currently helping to understand materials on the microscopic scale.

Researchers found that American poultry is washed in up to four chemical disinfectants that do not meet EU safety standards.

Ruth Espiricueta, a teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary school, in Texas, shared a letter to Santa from a student who asked for food and a blanket.