FILE – People walk by the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio on Hollywood Blvd., on Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision via AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision via AP LONDON — Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump as he warned Thursday about the rise of fascism […]
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Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas address urges faithful to shed indifference toward suffering : NPR
Pope Leo XIV waves Thursday after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city and to the world’ ) Christmas blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on […]
King’s Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world
Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent King Charles: ‘We can find the strength to ensure that right triumphs over wrong’ The King’s Christmas message has invoked the wartime spirit, calling on communities to pull together in an increasingly divided world and urging people to get “to know our neighbours”. His traditional speech, recorded in Westminster Abbey, remembered this […]
Pope Leo laments suffering of Gaza Palestinians in first Christmas sermon | Religion News
Pope Leo has decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Leo, the first American pope, said on Thursday that the story of Jesus […]
Cold health alert and weather warnings issued for parts of UK on Christmas Day
Nadezna / BBC Weather Watchers People gather to watch the Christmas Day sunrise in Penarth A cold health alert and weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK on Christmas Day, as forecasters dashed hopes of a white Christmas. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued the yellow alert for south-west England from […]
Busiest Christmas Eve for air travel, says aviation body
Faarea Masud & Simon BrowningBBC News Getty Images The number of passengers passing through UK airports will be the most ever seen on any Christmas Eve since records began in 1972, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. It projects over 335,000 people will be flying in the UK on Wednesday, which is up 5% from […]
What do Christmas cracker jokes do to our brains?
Stephen Menonand Laurence Cawley,BBC London Investigations Getty Images The key to a good Christmas cracker joke is not whether it is funny but whether it can illicit groans around a dinner table, experts say “How much did Santa’s sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house.” The joke is met by groans that echo through […]
Dover ferry delays hit Christmas travellers after French border IT failure | UK news
The Christmas travel plans of tens of thousands of ferry passengers at the Port of Dover have been delayed by IT problems with French border control. Millions of motorists hit the roads this weekend in the Christmas getaway, with travel experts warning people to plan ahead to avoid “grinch-worthy” delays. Before the peak traffic arrival […]
Men arrested after Shotton Colliery Christmas tree cut down
Two men have been arrested after a Christmas tree which has stood in a village for more than 10 years was cut down, hours after its lights were switched on. The tree, in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, was felled at some point between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. Two men were arrested after an […]
When Christmas is a little too bright … look to Krampus : NPR
Participants march during the Portland Krampuslauf on December 5, 2025. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption toggle caption Celeste Noche for NPR When Edgar Loesch was growing up, his Christmas was filled with family, friends and St. Nicholas. But his German parents also had one, terrifying addition: a hairy monster named Krampus who they said […]