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• Smith sore but ready for fourth Ashes Test
• 2 Virginia deputies shot responding to domestic dispute
• Braless Jasmin Walia flashes a glimpse of her cleavage in VERY racy cutaway minidress as she steps out for Christmas party
• Guatemala to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem after voting with the US during UN vote denouncing President Trump's recognition of the city 
• Reds seek A-League breathing space
• Saints, Rams, Chiefs, Panthers clinch playoff spots
• Did Alesha Dixon secretly get married? Singer delightedly introduces her long-term partner Azuka Ononye as her HUSBAND on Michael McIntyre's Big Show
• Blind Bulgarian mystic who 'predicted 9/11, ISIS and Brexit also forecast two major events in 2018'
• Blac in blue! Chyna sparkles in plunging jumpsuit for gal pal Karrueche Tran's holiday party
• Santa's little helper! Ashley Benson totes an armful of shopping bags as she hits Barneys on Christmas Eve
• Don't fall asleep on Christmas Eve! The Bachelorette Georgia Love hilariously trolls her boyfriend Lee Elliott with Instagram filters after he dozes off
• No Christmas miracle: Matt Lauer spends holiday weekend watching his daughter ride at Hamptons horse farm with wife Annette - who ditches her wedding ring amidst divorce rumors
• Peru president pardons ex-leader Fujimori; foes take to streets
• Nadal among stars in Australian Open fight
• Drone warning for Sydney to Hobart
• Guatemala says it is moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
• 'Getting the practise in!' Mark Wright drops MAJOR hint that he is ready to start a family with Michelle Keegan by sharing a snap of her doting on a baby... as they prepare to spend Christmas together
• 'Countdown to picking up my babies': Melissa George looks forward to celebrating Christmas with her sons Raphaël and Solal amid custody battle with ex-partner Jean-David Blanc
• 'Wonderful tribute!' Emotional fans take to Twitter as Gogglebox dedicates Christmas episode to Leon Bernicoff after TV favourite passes away aged 83
• King of Spain urges Catalonia's newly-elected Parliament to avoid further confrontation over independence in traditional Christmas Eve address
• 'The best Christmas gift': Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard and wife Hayley welcome baby Olivia Rose
• Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games
• Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem, backing Trump
• We wish you a sunny Christmas… but you might not get one! Christmas BBQ washout as RAIN is forecast in Sydney - but temperatures could hit 45C elsewhere 
• 'Tis the season for fails! People share their hilarious and awkward Christmas disappointments - and they'll make you feel slightly better about your day
• For Iraq's Christians, a bittersweet first Christmas home after Islamic State
• Neighbour of Afghan refugee accused of Melbourne rampage claims they heard him arguing in a foreign language for three days just two weeks before 'running down pedestrians'
• Baby's first Christmas! Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski's newborn daughter Willow sits on Santa's lap with sister Eve as the Bachelor family celebrate the holidays in Perth
• Saints beat Falcons, clinch NFC playoff berth
• From where to spend Christmas dinner to rows over poorly thought-out presents: Sexologist reveals the most common arguments couples have during the holidays - and how to avoid them
• Disney's iconic animator Bob Givens - who drew much-loved characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tom & Jerry and Popeye - dies aged 99
• 'I want peace for the country': Trump shares his Christmas wish during NORAD Santa calls after a weekend of bashing 'fake news' and taking aim at Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe on Twitter
• Beaming Jemma Lucy puts on VERY busty display in plunging vest top as she lets her hair down on Christmas Eve... after explosive row with Chanelle McCleary
• Centre to track high risk Victorians
• Drew Brees reaches 70,000 career yards as New Orleans Saints seal play-off spot
• Woman fights for life after Xmas Eve smash
• Spain´s king addresses Catalonia in Christmas Eve speech
• Christmas in the Big Apple! Shakira and her partner Gerard Piqué land at JFK with their two sons
• Monkeying around! Shirtless Simon Cowell is joined by bikini-clad girlfriend Lauren Silverman as they continue sun-kissed Barbados getaway by playing with adorable animals
• BBL won't grow bigger than Tests: CA boss
• REVEALED: Shane Smith bought a $23 MILLION LA compound and dropped $300K on steak and sushi dinner while underpaid Vice workers endured toxic work environment
• Christmas tragedies as a two-year-old boy drowns in a swimming pool, a woman is missing after her house is destroyed in a fire and three die in a high-speed car crash
• ‘Are their buzzers working?’: University Challenge viewers see the funny side after alumni of Durham are thrashed by Keble College, Oxford in Christmas special
• Police hunting for the family of a mystery man found seriously ill in a ditch on Christmas Eve confirm a relative has come forward
• FDNY employee, 31, is arrested after he 'hit and killed an honors student, 21, in a hit-and-run and dragged her body 50ft' 
• Christmas tree in the lobby 'could have started fatal fire in luxury Loch Lomond hotel'  that killed two people and saw a baby plucked to safety from a third-floor window
• Could be awkward! Kardashians prep for Kris Jenner's Christmas Eve party... but Kourtney's ex Scott Disick and her new boyfriend are both invited
• Looking to renovate in the New Year? The top children's bedroom trends for 2018, revealed by an interior designer
• The Latest: Trumps attend services at Episcopal church
• American man who was paralyzed after falling through a roof while chasing a monkey in Bali to rescue his beloved Steelers hat thanks well wishers who raised $60,000 to fly him home for treatment
• Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants
• With eye on playoffs, Brady, Lewis lead Pats by Bills 37-16
• Conditions improving for Cock of the Bay
• Christmas on the frontline without their loved ones: American heros in Afghanistan dress up as Santa, eat cupcakes and put on a concert after their holiday message from President Trump
• Sex-Mad Max strikes again! Walford’s ginger Lothario Max Branning proved irresistible even to an angel from the Nativity, spreading more festive cheer by seducing Stacey in Christmas Eve’s EastEnders, by JIM SHELLEY
• Emirates stops flying to Tunisia in row over ban on Tunisian women
• Defense propels Saints past Falcons, into playoffs
• 'You're invited to the weddings of the year!' Married At First Sight announces new season premiere date… so will it be the most controversial yet?
• The Latest: Reality star apologizes after Florida arrest
• 'Happy early birthday to me': Rapper Eminem's daughter Hailie Scott reveals her killer abs in stunning new snap as she prepares to turn 22 on Christmas Day
• Fans of The Snowman claim Channel 4 has 'ruined Christmas' after putting an advert break in the middle of the classic animation
• President and first lady surprise kids calling NORAD to track Santa Claus - as Trump spends his day golfing and tweeting at Mar-a-Lago 
• Duvet know it's Christmas? Twitter users reveal the rubbish bedrooms they are forced to sleep in when they travel to their parents to celebrate
• Alex Nation's loved-up display with her fiancée, Roxy Jacenko's festive family reunion and Lauren Brant's HUGE pile of presents: How Australian stars celebrated Christmas Day (as Rebecca Judd sends her regards from Canada!)
• Wild Oats XI skipper likes Sydney to Hobart weather forecast
• Spain's king addresses Catalonia in Christmas Eve speech
• Wayne Rooney prostitute Jenny Thompson braves the chill as she goes completely braless under racy semi-sheer blue bodysuit to celebrate Christmas Eve with night out in Bolton
• Concussion protocol altered after recent missteps
• With a green light from Karachi, Pakistan's women-only taxis eye new cities
• Egypt to hike Cairo metro fares from next July - state newspaper
• What lies beneath! Shocking moment an alligator attacks a dog paddling in muddy waters and the pooch lets out an agonizing wail
• Plane headed to Key West for holiday crashes, killing 5
• Woman missing in NSW house fire
• Devastated parents encourage others not to ignore symptoms of a cold after they found their son dead in bed on Christmas Eve
• Washington state man leaves restaurant staff a $3000 tip on a $39 bill with a sweet Christmas message
• Lionel Messi takes kids to meet Santa in his grotto to cap a good weekend after family man helped Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabeu
• India complete Twenty20 series whitewash over Sri Lanka after five-wicket victory in Mumbai
• Spain-based MAPFRE wins 3rd leg of Volvo Ocean Race
• Room for dessert? Pastry chef creates incredible four-metre gingerbread train - complete with 1,000 kilos of bricks, 200 lollipops and lashings of icing
• It's a Valentino Christmas! Beyonce flashes her shapely legs in shredded denim shorts and a $350 T-shirt
• Tunisia suspends Emirates flights over women security measures
• Christmas bau-bawls! Sweet moment military son surprises his mom and returns home for Christmas from a TWO YEAR deployment... and she can't stop screaming 
• Schapelle Corby's first Australian Christmas in 14 YEARS: Bali drug trafficker, 40, decorates the tree, meets Santa Claus and plays with her new puppy… after last celebrating the holidays at home in 2003
• Melanie Sykes displays her toned physique in cream peplum jumper and skinny jeans after BBC radio appearance... as ex Matt Goss reveals she was his 'first true love'
• Pope Francis compares the story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem to the migration of millions of people in his Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica 
• Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones wears festive snowman boots during Christmas Eve game against the New Orleans Saints
• Chad reshuffles finance, other key ministries - decree
• From Jerusalem, Netanyahu offers Christians personal tours of Israel
• Machete-wielding thug serving 13 years for threatening OAP in his own home escapes from prison alongside two other inmates 
• Borussia Dortmund chief fears they could be priced out of a move for out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan
• Wagamama sorry over manager´s sickness disciplinary threat to staff
• Trump spends Christmas Eve morning retweeting a meme that shows a bloodied CNN logo on his shoe
• 'The Florida Project' is reality for young star's stand-in
• Leaving it till Twilight! Newly-single Robert Pattinson has his hands full while doing some VERY last minute shopping in London as he prepares for Christmas Day
• Israeli media reports Lorde axing show
• England boss Gareth Southgate spreads Christmas cheer by visiting children's hospice to hand out presents and chat with families 
• Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek's like today's migrations
• 'My little drummer boy!' Kourtney Kardashian shares a festive picture of son Reign Disick
• Suspects charged with killing four children in Salford house fire 'attacked with boiling water and left with broken fingers after being targeted by other inmates in prison' 
• Warner to learn from Indian master blaster
• Good old days in the Maldives' deep south
• Trumps prepare for Christmas: Lara and Eric gear up for their first holiday with baby Eric while Donald Jr. takes his kids to crossfit and for slurpees - but there is no sign of Ivanka or Jared
• Judge's partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope
• Ant McPartlin HIDES his wedding finger while posing for fan selfie after arriving back in Newcastle alone... as he 'spends Christmas away from wife Lisa Armstrong amid marital woes'
• Liam Payne praises Cheryl for being 'incredible mum' as he describes the 'amazing' moment he held his son Bear for the first time in emotional open letter
• 'The Last Jedi' tops Christmas box office in North America
• How a fitness queen fills her fridge for the festive season: Lorna Jane Clarkson shares exactly how she eats at Christmas (and it's sure to make you feel bad about that extra slice of turkey)
• Bristol De Mai can put himself in line for a £1million bonus by landing the King George VI Chase
• Tennessee woman, 20, is found dead inside a car after officer-involved shooting during traffic stop
• Lake owner who put up sign banning Polish and 'Eastern bloc' fishermen from using the site removes it after his family received threats
• Arsenal announce tie-up with Hitchin Belles FC to boost women’s grassroots game as part of FA Women’s Super League Sister Club programme
• Disabled woman is left in tears after Iceland failed to deliver her turkey and other Christmas treats in time for the big day
• Human right group says Venezuela releases 36 prisoners
• Three workers die in gas accident at Libyan oilfield-source
• Chain reaction! From iHop pancakes to Red Lobster snow crab claws and Olive Garden's unlimited soups, food critic ranks top 10 casual-dinning restaurants in the U.S... but which one takes the cake?
• 'I'd like Playmobil, Lego... and mummy back': Grieving Sky Sports' Simon Thomas shares his son's heartbreaking letter to Father Christmas - and beautiful reaction to being shown his late mother's wedding ring 
• China, Russia oppose UN criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya
• Donald Trump `has full confidence´ in FBI director
• Serena Williams set to launch comeback in Abu Dhabi
• Koko's pregnancy workout! Khloe Kardashian hits the gym to do squats after confirming she's expecting
• Does 'billionaire' get a triple word score? Rupert Murdoch and wife Jerry Hall kick off the festive season with a Christmas Eve Scrabble match
• Serena Williams to play 1st competition since giving birth
• Harlequins tough 'bad Santas' Joe Marler and Kyle Sinckler show festive spirit before this week's 'Big Game 10' in front of 70,000 at Twickenham
• Christmas brings Northeast blizzard, bitter cold in Midwest
• 'Cosy Christmas Eve with my favourites': Kate Wright shares a snap of her gift-wrapped presents for Rio Ferdinand's children as she prepares to spend her FIRST festive period with ex-footballer and his family
• New parents Danielle Bux and Nate Greenwald enjoy a romantic stroll in London... as they prepare to spend their first Christmas with daughter Romy Wren
• Hundreds of fatherless brides in India tie the knot as diamond tycoon funds their weddings in a mass celebration
• Charlie Austin suspended for three games for violent conduct by the FA following clash with Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl
• Israeli championship results and standings
• Jennifer Lopez dons $1,400 Gucci sweatshirt to go Christmas shopping in Miami with beau Alex Rodriguez
• Leicester 17-29 Saracens: Owen Farrell kicks 19 points as Sarries end seven-game losing streak
• 15 arrested in connection with Egypt's church attack
• Lukaku proves he can offer more than just goals for United
• Pentagon must give access to American detained in Iraq -U.S. judge
• Sen. Jeff Flake says GOP rallies look like 'spasms of a dying party' as he warns Trump's behavior is 'inviting' a Republican primary challenger
• Sheriff Tony Estrada, another kind of Arizona lawman
• TOP 25 REWIND: UNC, Kentucky, Miami learning from losses
• Erdogan signs accords on first visit to Sudan
• Christmas in the Caribbean! Youthful Emma Forbes, 52, displays her fabulous figure in slinky swimsuit and tasselled beach wrap as she soaks up the sun during Barbados break
• Mommy's on the TV! Serena Williams shows baby Alexis old videos as she prepares to return to competitive tennis after maternity leave
• Premier League fans' verdicts halfway though the season: Manchester City are simply sensational, Liverpool's campaign has been a wild ride while Burnley supporters are in dreamland
• The Latest NFL playoff race: Cowboys out, Seahawks survive
• Saracens end seven-game losing streak with victory at Leicester
• Smitten Chloe Crowhurst rekindles relationship with Jon Clark AGAIN... as she cosies up to her TOWIE beau in series of sweet snaps
• 2 Palestinians die of wounds from Israel clashes in Gaza
• Happy Kardashian Kristmas eve! Kim shares family picture... but fans are left wondering 'where's Kylie?'
• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Boxing Day, 2017
• Ajax 3-1 Williem II: Manchester United target Justin Kluivert nets stunning opener as Kasper Dolberg and David Neres also score in comeback victory
• Venezuela frees 36 jailed opponents in Christmas gesture
• US Treasury's Mnuchin sent gift-wrapped box of horse manure-reports
• 'You all just got a lot richer': What President Trump bragged to wealthy friends at Mar-a-Lago just hours after signing tax bill to benefit middle class
• Xmas gift for a Pretty Woman or Fresh Prince! $500m Bel Air home becomes America's most expensive as $85m Beverly Hills pad tries to rival it with Cristal-filled cellar and FREE Lamborghini
• Maine robotics company competing for major Army contract
• England's tail is easy pickings: Hazlewood
• South Sudan army, rebels clash hours after ceasefire
• Arsenal play the perfect host to 150 lucky Junior Gunners as club invites excited youngsters to train with first team during special Christmas party 
• Dramatic moment 200 skiers are rescued from chair lifts above French Alps resort after being trapped for two hours
• Canadian orchestra launches probe after Dutoit allegations
• Man, 20, is stabbed during massive city centre brawl between half-naked Christmas revellers
• Chargers, Lions, Dolphins need wins to extend playoff hopes
• Tina Malone is spotted for the FIRST time since admitting cocaine arrest has 'RUINED her life' as she goes food shopping... amid claims she 'made young co-stars wet themselves after locking herself in toilet for hours'
• India beat Sri Lanka to wrap up T20 series sweep
• Five confirmed dead in Florida small plane crash
• Trump could face challenge in 2020 primary, Republican warns
• The last man standing: Final resident of abandoned council estate on why he will NEVER allow his house to be demolished
• Father and his two daughters are among five people killed after their twin-engine plane crashed in fog at a Florida airport on Christmas Eve
• Tom Scudamore upbeat over Thistlecrack's King George defence despite Newbury setback
• Pictured covered in fake blood: Hallowe'en snap emerges of 'Knifeman', 44, charged with stabbing of mother-of-one Aldi worker to death in front of horrified shoppers 
• Tracker on Twitter shark 'Mary Lee' falls silent in Atlantic
• 200 skiers stuck on gondola at French Alps resort
• The Force is still strong! Star Wars: The Last Jedi dominates box office again with another $69m for $745m worldwide... as Jumanji opens second
• Putin's most formidable foe could stand against him in Russian election after hundreds of his supporters nominate him for president
• The Latest: 4 confirmed dead in small plane crash in Florida
• White House hopes always high in Massachusetts, despite size
• UAE says "security info" delayed travel by Tunisian women
• NORAD takes calls from kids around the world awaiting Santa
• India-Sri Lanka 3rd Twenty20 Scoreboard
• It's a Blue Christmas! Kim Kardashian matches her hair to her clothes as she takes North and Saint to holiday party
• 'Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!' Cheryl gets into the holiday spirit  by dressing her Chihuahua in a Santa hat... as she prepares for first festive period with son Bear
• Liberia's Boakai declares 'victory is mine' ahead of vote
• S.Sudan govt, rebels accuse each other of breaking truce
• Cashpoint thieves use stolen digger to rip ATM machine from the wall in second raid in three days 
• 'Anyone can be attacked for partisan gain': James Comey defends top FBI lawyer as Trump hints he was 'reassigned' for a reason and Republicans cast him as a leaker
• Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' soars to $745 million worldwide
• Why Noel Gallagher loves Man City, how Mario Balotelli could've earned £1m and what did a jockey do to his horse? Martin Samuel's quiz of 2017
• Texas man is run over and killed by passing vehicle while retrieving packages that fell off his car roof and onto the street
• 'His loss will be long felt': Sheryl Crow and more celebs mourn Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein after his unexpected death at 40
• Husband of British mother being held in Iran on spying charges says she may be released TODAY
• Sudan, Turkey to set up 'strategic cooperation council', boost trade ties
• Box of horse manure addressed to US treasury secretary
• Winklevoss twins cut up their Bitcoin key and keep the pieces in different bank vaults across America to protect their $1.3billion digital fortune
• Peter Scudamore: The eight-time champion jockey reveals his selections for Boxing Day, 2017
• Police catch three white van drivers speeding at more than 100mph as couriers race to get Christmas presents delivered on time 
• Adviser: Trump confident in FBI director despite attacks
• Sugar cane production falls to 27-year low in Guyana
• That's tattoo cute! Hailey Baldwin's hitmaker beau Shawn Mendes sports new ink of a bird on his hand
• Major drug dealer caught trying to fly from Birmingham to Pakistan with heroin in his bag must pay back £300,000 of his ill-gotten gains or face longer behind bars
• Christian cry with joy as they celebrate first Christmas in Mosul since ISIS were driven out of shattered Iraqi city they terrorized for four years
• 'Should probably say goodbye to this bod': Bikini-clad Lucy Watson flaunts her perky posterior in sizzling throwback snap... as she jokes about preparing for Christmas festivities
• A $600k Christmas! NBA star John Wall, 27, gives all 15 of his teammates a $40,000 Rolex
• Sen. Flake dangles possibility of running against Trump
• Second woman sues Houston for rape kit testing delay
• Serena Williams to make comeback in Abu Dhabi exhibition match
• Walking tall: 6ft 9in Jonathan Thomson beat cancer, now he's set to hit heights after achieving European Tour card
• Grieving husband who bravely shared picture of his dying wife online is stunned as Facebook suspend his account 
• Grieving mother of traveller, 20, beaten to death at motorway service station says she'll never stop fight for justice after two are cleared of murder
• Sixers coach Wright to reward NBL effort
• Relax or travel before big Hobart race?
• Bowlers to get little help from MCG pitch
• Homes spared from bushfire in west Sydney
• Cool, cloudy weather for Christmas in NSW
• Lorde cancels Tel Aviv show after backlash from fans who accused her of supporting Israeli government
• Cooler weather for Melbourne Christmas
• Hot weather predicted in WA for Christmas
• Sizzling Christmas Day for Queenslanders
• Mother told to abort her baby over 1-in-10,000 lung-squashing condition is delighted they will now be celebrating their first Christmas together
• Christmas card sent back and forth since 1941
• Serena Williams set to return to action before the end of 2017 at World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi after birth of her daughter 
• Obituary project makes homicide victims more than just stats
• Where's Santa? US-Canadian military command track St Nick
• Rebekah Vardy's children burst into tears as her husband Jamie surprises them with adorable puppy in sweet Christmas video
• Stab death woman´s family `heartbroken and empty´
• Pictured: Man whose dead body was found next to murdered woman, 30, who had been stabbed up to 30 times
• Forget Jonny Bairstow head-butt and Ben Duckett drenching, these were the times when England's Ashes party put on fancy dress and went completely Christmas crackers!
• Former Texas Congressman says he was abused at boys ranch
• 'Love my kids!': Danielle Lloyd shares festive snaps of her sweet newborn Ronnie and his three brothers dressed up as elves to mark their 'magical' Christmas Eve
• Boy, five, dangling from window 50ft up by his EAR is grabbed by hero firefighter stood on ladder's top rung in rescue so dramatic an eyewitness was treated for shock 
• 'Real Housewives of New York City' star arrested in Florida
• Andy Murray must be at full capacity to win another Grand Slam and Serena Williams will be confident of success if she stays fit... Sportsmail looks ahead at a big year for the top five
• Merry Fitmas! Olivia Buckland displays her ample cleavage and taut abs in eye-popping red festive bikini during sun-soaked Tenerife getaway
• Serena Williams to return to action on December 30
• Samaritans volunteers prepare for around 10,000 calls on Christmas Day
• Quad a Merry Christmas! Quadruplets who defied 70million-to-one odds to be born look forward to their first festive season together (while mum just wants a nice sleep)
• A reunion just in time for Christmas! Connecticut K-9 bloodhound, 3, who bounded off during a missing person search is found after a 36-hour rescue
• Ashley Giles believes some England players have shown lack of maturity during Ashes tour  
• From hilarious dogs to flying broomsticks, the best Snapchats of 2017 have been revealed
• Egypt detains 15 after dozens attack Coptic church south of Cairo
• Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany: Etihad strikers now have Sergio Aguero's appetite for goals as Pep Guardiola's men win 17 on trot 
• 'This is such a heart-warming experience': Anonymous businessman continues annual tradition of being Secret Santa as he hands out $100 bills to needy strangers
• New York police officer who earns $173,000 a year is 'busted shoplifting at a Banana Republic store'  
• Watch out for Brit Cameron Norrie and don't be surprised if Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal boss the Slams... Jamie Murray on the new season
• Wagamama apologises for 'isolated incident' that saw restaurant manager threaten staff with disciplinary action if they took a sick day over Christmas and New Year and didn't find cover 
• It's criminal! Sloppy grits, rubbery meat and the mysterious 'Nutraloaf' dished up in U.S. prisons to those on Santa's naughty list this year
• English premier league top scorers
• Israeli official: Saudi Arabia denies chess visas
• 'The biggest blessing!' Britney Spears' younger sister Jamie Lynn, 26 expecting her second child
• Thibaut Courtois predicting more of the same from Brighton and Stoke after Everton frustrated Chelsea in goalless draw at Goodison Park
• 'Always, June': Leon Bernicoff declares undying love for his wife in emotional Gogglebox throwback clip shared online... as tributes rush in after TV favourite passes away aged 83
• Unadkat helps India sweep T20 series against Sri Lanka
• Mother, 27, suffers cancer relapse after she was first diagnosed with HAY FEVER
• Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata says 'keep calm and carry on' after late slip-up at Leicester threatens to throw festive schedule off-kilter  
• Athletes heeded call for help when disasters struck in 2017
• Ice sculptures nearly ready for viewing in New Hampshire
• North Korea calls new UN sanctions `an act of war´
• Selection challenge for South Africa in one-off Zimbabwe Test
• 'I felt very alone': Ex Emmerdale star Roxanne Pallett reveals she was sexually harassed at work but was 'hushed and labelled difficult' when she tried to report it
• Cincinnati street renamed for child who killed himself
• British family escapes aircraft crash in Mexican jungle
• Now these are some crummy creations! Gingerbread house makers share their sweet mistakes on Instagram
• Pregnant Eva Longoria displays her blossoming baby bump in a pair of oversized khaki overalls as she goes make-up free for lunch date in Miami
• Egypt security forces kill nine suspected militants in raid - ministry
• Liverpool vs Swansea: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash
• Huddersfield vs Stoke: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• 'He said he wanted a divorce': People reveal how their partners RUINED Christmas in shocking confessions (including one who didn't get the proposal she was expecting)
• Trump's busy Christmas Eve: calls to troops, talk of Santa
• N. Korea says it's a 'pipe dream' that it will give up nukes
• Is this where London zoo blaze started? Investigators probe cause of fire which killed an aardvark and brother meerkats Robbie, Norman, Billy and Nigel
• Driver is arrested for drink-driving after taking his TRACTOR into town in bid to get a late-night pizza 
• 2 Olympic hockey sisters playing for different nations
• Italy PM plans to shift military forces from Iraq to Niger
• Hot holiday items: Multi-use cookers, toy monkeys, velvet
• John Terry on the comeback trail
• Iraq invites bids for new oil pipeline
• Thirty-six Maduro foes freed in Christmas gesture in Venezuela
• Family of detained Indian 'spy' to visit him in Pakistan
• Existence of UFOs 'proven beyond reasonable doubt', says former chief of real-life 'X-Files' department at the Pentagon
• Ex-con randomly walks into Bronx police station to confess to 2013 murder of homeless man
• WRAPUP 1-North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
• New York joining states requiring paid family leave
• Shoppers spending more may make a merry season for retailers
• Real Housewives of New York star Luann de Lesseps, 52, is arrested and jailed in Florida for 'drunkenly attacking a firefighter, kicking a cop and violently resisting arrest'
• Three teenagers rushed to hospital after ute crashed while they were 'car surfing' in the tray - and the P-plate driver 'failed a breath test'
• 12 questions of Christmas: Can Manchester City go Premier League season unbeaten, was Arsene Wenger right to stay at Arsenal and what is wrong with Tottenham?
• Tottenham's Harry Kane will sorely miss Dele Alli if he heads to Spain while Raheem Sterling has shown his hunger to get into the box and score scruffy goals - 10 Things We Learned
• NBA-Pacers' Oladipo showing the promise he once projected
• 'We say Merry Christmas again very, very proudly': Trump sends holiday greetings to the troops from Mar-a-Lago after morning Twitter rampage attacking top FBI official
• Ousted Malian president arrives back in Bamako
• PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Merry Kiss-mas! Model Jodie Kidd passionately smooches new man Joseph Bates as he joins her in Barbados for romantic winter getaway
• Elderly couple left homeless the day before Christmas after a car ploughed into their home while they slept
• What to get for the girl who has it all!  Kyle Sandilands surprises his girlfriend Imogen Anthony with a miniature pony and a CAMEL for Christmas
• Parents fight for earlier meningitis jabs after their daughter, one, lost all her limbs in battle with worst case of killer disease medics had seen in 25 years
• Coronation Street SPOILER: Eva Price will discover she's PREGNANT in New Year's Day bombshell... but is Aidan Connor or Adam Barlow the dad?
• Iraq's Mosul celebrates first post-IS Christmas
• How to make the PERFECT turkey curry with your Christmas dinner leftovers this Boxing Day (and it takes less than TEN minutes!)
• Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hopes for Boxing Day birthday release
• Juan Mata tells Manchester United to keep calm and carry on
• Man, aged in his 50s, dies after 'suffering a heart attack' while scuba diving on Christmas Eve
• Chelsea vs Brighton: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• Talk to loved ones on Christmas Eve, Jo Cox´s widower urges
• The match Carlos Carvalhal and Garry Monk will wish never happened
• MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf slips in thin trade, Egypt hits record high
• Middlesbrough chairman discussed January transfer targets with Garry Monk just days before sacking him
• Iran: British national could be eligible for early release
• Thibaut Courtois expecting tight games against Brighton and Stoke
• Sinead O'Connor looks careworn as she is seen in public for first time in months visiting father of her youngest child for a coffee 
• Stop being busy and make memories now': Mother with terminal cancer says she's determined to enjoy 'every second' of what could be her final Christmas with her 15-month-old baby boy
• Wounded veterans join Sir Robin Knox-Johnston for Australian sailing challenge
• Brace your-elfs! Topless Katie Price flaunts her perky posterior in tiny red underwear for sizzling shoot... before flashing plenty of sideboob during Christmas night out
• Italy plans to deploy antiterrorism military forces in Niger
• India beats Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, sweeps T20 series 3-0
• Dems aim for 2018 midterm boost from Trump tax plan fallout
• Blac Chyna shows off her ample cleavage in a low-cut houndstooth minidress and coordinating thigh-high boots as she steps out in style
• Hey, big spenders! Australians to fork out more than $2BILLION during the Boxing Day sales - after splashing $50billion in the lead up to Christmas
• White Christmas attracts bets despite milder weather
• Director Ridley Scott reveals how he replaced sex shame actor Kevin Spacey with Hollywood veteran Christopher Plummer in just FOUR DAYS in his new movie 
• 'I was ostracised': I'm A Celebrity's Iain Lee DENIES he was bullied during jungle stint but says he was made to feel 'horrendously awkward and intimidated' by his campmates
• Jogger, 66, who collapsed while running remains in a coma after police track down his family following online appeal
• Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match
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• Ex-England goalkeeper Gordon Banks says Three Lions need to be `more dangerous´
• Mosul celebrates first post-IS Christmas
• Santa baby! Nine months pregnant WAG Jessie Habermann flaunts her burgeoning belly in a white dress as she celebrates Christmas and awaits the birth of her first child
• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny nominated for presidency
• Charlie Austin banned for 3 games after kicking goalkeeper
• MailOnline Fantasy Football tips for Boxing Day and beyond: Captain Harry Kane in week 20 and bring Chelsea star Alvaro Morata out of the cold
• Don't look down! Gallery of comedy rollercoaster photographs show thrillseekers mid-ride - and while some wear looks of sheer terror, others are so bored they're playing CHESS
• EU nationals should pay £10 for post-Brexit UK visa, report suggests
• Aled Jones says 'my family are everything' as he faces first Christmas off TV in 32 years amid sexual harassment claims 
• Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford not getting distracted by World Cup dream
• Egyptian president's backers say 12M want him to run again
• 'It was completely out of my control': Ferne McCann reflects on most 'difficult chapter of her life' and vows to move on with baby Sunday... as ex Arthur Collins is jailed for acid attack
• Merry Christmas from the dynamic duo! Today Extra's Sonia Kruger stuns in a ruby red gown as she and David Campbell host Carols By Candlelight
• Valencia manager Marcelino requires hospital treatment after car collides with wild boar
• Premier League's big six at the halfway stage: Arsenal are the mistake makers while high-flying Manchester City are the perfect passers
• Four police officers are injured when mob of 50 youths turn violent after being denied entry to Christmas party
• Iraq invites bids to build new Kirkuk export pipeline
• Swiss president wants a vote to clarify country's EU position
• West Brom vs Everton: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash
• 'Nap time with mummy': Victoria Beckham makes hearts melt with sweet snapshot of her cuddling daughter Harper during festive family celebrations
• Christmas Day online sales predicted to break £1bn for the first time after thousands of shoppers hit the high streets in frenzy of last minute panic buying 
• VW may post excellent 2017 results, CEO tells Welt am Sonntag
• Children linked to care system to get boarding school chance
• Tory activist who accused Damian Green of sexual misconduct says TWO other women considered making allegations against him as she claims the sacked Deputy PM ran smear campaign against her
• Keeping a-breast of the issues: Meet the inspirational sisters using their design skills to help survivors of breast cancer and sexual assault
• Getting serious? Jeremy Clarkson, 57, touches down in Dublin with partner Lisa Hogan, 46, and her children for first Christmas together 
• De Villiers says ready for Zimbabwe, India Tests
• London Zoo reopens after fire that killed aardvark, meerkats
• British troops in Afghanistan 'get just £1 a head' spent on them for Christmas celebrations with even MONGOLIAN troops getting more 
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic pays surprise visit to children from Manchester United Foundation partner schools and projects to hand out Christmas gifts
• Ronnie Wood, 70, is the picture of marital bliss with wife Sally, 39, as they enjoy a festive outing with their one-year-old twins Alice and Gracie in London
• Jerusalem violence, rain put damper on Bethlehem Christmas
• Premier League team news, odds and stats for Boxing Day fixtures
• Santa's Grotto staff tell children their 'reindeer' had to go back to the North Pole when they were shot dead by callous poachers 
• Nepal's last known two dancing bears rescued: officials
• Bournemouth vs West Ham: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• Motorcyclist gets lift from ANOTHER biker while still sitting on the top of his machine in the Philippines 
• Putin critic Navalny clears first hurdle in bid for Russia presidency
• Red hot! Sonia Kruger sends pulses racing in TWO cleavage-baring crimson frocks worth $5K as she hosts charity night Carols By Candlelight
• Kate Maltby considering legal action after Damian Green texts leaked
• Boy, 8, dies in horror crash while quad biking with his brother who ran three kilometres home to raise the alarm 
• 12th Palestinian dies since Trump declaration on Jerusalem
• Watford vs Leicester: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall take their adorable daughter Mia, three, to a Christmas party in Australia - a year after the couple's tragic miscarriage
• Pixie Lott continues to show off her new platinum bob as she enjoys another fun-filled festive night out with her fiancé Oliver Cheshire
• Tottenham vs Southampton: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• Israel's Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant -source
• Putin foe clears first step in bid for Russian presidency
• Pope prays for storm-devastated Philippines island
• Christmas Eve carnage: Three killed when two cars collide at high-speed and explode into flames in Melbourne – as a boy, 8, dies in quad-bike accident in WA and Sydney toddler, 2, drowns in a backyard pool
• December 29 dubbed `Boxing Up Day´ as eBay predicts surge in searches
• Manchester United vs Burnley: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
• PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Glum Ant McPartlin jets to Newcastle for Christmas while Lisa Armstrong steps out without her wedding ring in London... amid their 'marital woes'
• England tail ready for more bouncer barrage, says Anderson
• Theresa May risks new Tory party split by axeing manifesto plan to overturn the ban on foxhunting
• Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria's Ghouta for treatment
• Nothing can drag(on) her down! Age-defying Cindy Crawford, 51, models luxurious green velvet coat with statement oriental print in sultry video
• England and Australia stars put through their paces in sunny conditions on Christmas Eve prior to showpiece Test in Melbourne 
• Meerkats presumed dead in London Zoo fire were brothers
• Iraq reaches initial deal with China's Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
• Vincent Kompany: Manchester City´s forwards are hungry for more goals
• Hate preacher Abu Hamza is pictured as a shrunken and pathetic figure without his famous hooks after two years in solitary confinement 
• When Google Earth goes wrong! From a two-headed dog to a headless man, comedy gallery shows what happens when the internet giant's very clever mapping technology FAILS
• Busty Chloe Goodman flaunts her peachy posterior in a thong swimsuit on festive break in Malta... after undergoing her THIRD non-surgical bum lift
• Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan
• Outspoken football referee Mark Clattenburg 'is caught playing away with 50-year-old divorcee who says she had no idea he was married' 
• The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead the Royal Family into St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham for Christmas Eve service
• Two men, 60 and 29, are killed in multi-vehicle M40 crash which closed part of the motorway and sent four others to hospital 
• Christmas Eve tragedy as boy, 2, drowns after being pulled unconscious from a backyard pool
• Paulinho key to Barca's big win at Madrid and Liga lead
• Reality star Ferne McCann's acid attacker ex 'bombarded her with calls from jail on miniature phone he had hidden inside a crutch' 
• Egypt FM to head to Ethiopia after Nile dam talks stall
• Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson meets doppelganger ahead of draw with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium
• Carlos Carvalhal knew his time was up at Sheffield Wednesday
• Bomb kills three soldiers in NW Pakistan: officials
• Wilshere looking to seal regular first-team spot at Arsenal
• Shameless star Tina Malone flashes her midriff as she poses in a sexy Santa costume... amid claims she 'locked herself in the toilet for hours causing chaos backstage' before cocaine arrest
• Trump Turnberry golf resort will no longer get tax break
• Captured American IS fighter must have access to lawyer: judge
• Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal leaves by mutual consent after defeat by Middlesbrough (who also sacked Garry Monk!)
• In South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees
• London Zoo reopens after fire that killed meerkats, aardvark
• 1st violations reported of South Sudan's new cease-fire
• Burnley boss Sean Dyche shrugs off Tottenham defeat to focus on next tough tie against Manchester United
• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: Harry Kane can still improve
• A Muppet Christmas! Glamorous Miss Piggy takes centre stage in rib-tickling  LOVE advent video alongside a host of stylish stars including Rita Ora and Gwendoline Christie
• Double trouble! Dad Photoshops images of his adorable one-year-old twins into hilarious comedy scenes - including showing them swinging from trapezes
• Want a body like Matty Johnson? Bachelor hunk's trainer dishes on the diet secrets behind his ripped physique and reveals how he plans to stack on 6kg of muscle
• Megan Fox keeps things casual in bright blue beanie and Aviator shades as she goes food shopping with son Journey and husband Brian Austin Green in LA
• Southampton striker Charlie Austin facing ban after goalkeeper incident
• Merry bump-mas! Erin Molan flaunts her pregnant belly in a festive scarlet frock as she celebrates Christmas Eve with fiancé Sean Ogilvy
• 'Hitler was a great man, he knew what he was doing': Van driver caught on video shouting antisemitic abuse at Jewish motorist
• For Mideast in 2018, threats and opportunities
• New rules for South Africa's 4-day Test with Zimbabwe
• Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal claims Daley Blind is being mistreated and should join Barcelona: 'He's not even on the bench... he is better off leaving to play in Spain'
• 'Well that was terrifying': MasterChef's Adam Liaw SLAMS Hi-5's performance at Carols By Candlelight... as viewers lament the band's 'awkward' appearance
• Dopey criminal is jailed again after he was caught on CCTV breaking into mother-of-four's home and locals remembered his appearance on Britain's Dumbest Burglars when he filmed himself inside a stolen Porsche
• No roast potatoes, a twentieth of a mince pie and quarter of a glass of bubbly: What Government health chiefs say you should be eating when you sit down for Christmas dinner 
• Protecting her breast assets! Samantha X's personal trainer reveals how he customises her workouts to prevent damaging her implants
• Still spending! Peru Two's Michaella McCollum and her mystery man are spotted together AGAIN as they enjoy a last-minute Christmas spree
• Prince Harry 'will duck out of traditional royal Boxing Day shoot to make sure he doesn't upset Meghan'
• 2017 could be Britain's hottest year EVER with temperatures hitting 55F on Christmas Day but gales, storms and weatherbombs are on the way
• Giant tortoise Biggie celebrates special Christmas Eve at Bristol Zoo
• Revealed: Man stepping out with Princess Beatrice is a gay Vogue magazine editor who knows how to dress to impress 
• When pooches and patients meet: The tear-jerking moment Paul O'Grady brought Battersea rescue dogs for a Christmas cuddle with sick children at Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Southampton striker Charlie Austin charged with violent conduct after kicking Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl in the face during stalemate
• 'Me in my birthday suit': Jodie Marsh goes completely NUDE in revealing gym selfie as she marks her 39th year with a racy snap
• Police searching for Sydney man PJ Hahn
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is casually chic in leather look skinny jeans as she and Jason Statham enjoy shopping trip in LA without baby son Jack
• Raft of Brexit relocation plans edging towards execution
• Merry Hisstmas! Family terrified to find a deadly venomous SNAKE curled up among the presents under their tree
• Student, 19, who answered sugar daddy website ad for 'governess with model appearance' is raped and strangled to death before her clingfilm-wrapped body is found in Siberian woods 
• Lauren Silverman's lookalike mother Carole Davis, 59, shows off her sensational swimsuit body as she soaks up the sun in Barbados
• 'Consent is never mentioned': Mother says she 'struggles' to teach her daughters the Christmas nativity story - because she believes the Virgin Mary was 'raped' by God
• New guidelines issued on anti-social behaviour powers after `busybody´ warning
• Arise Sir Ringo! Beatles drummer will become second member of the band to be knighted when he receives the award in New Year's Honours List 
• Huge health gap is revealed between rich and poor with deprived children 70 per cent more likely to end up in A&E 
• Oh baby! Heavily pregnant Bachelor star Bec Chin flaunts her burgeoning belly in a bikini as she hits 39 weeks
• Turkey sacks some 2,700 more public sector workers
• Iraq plans new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline
• IMAX Entertainment boss says films offer escapism to Britons despite hard times
• Truckie slammed for filming as car swerves all over the road and nearly hits other vehicles 'a dozen times' before finally crashing into an oncoming truck - so should he have called police?
• Desperate search for man, 25, last seen walking along the street in the early hours of the morning after leaving a Sydney pub three days ago 
• Lee Rigby's mother has found peace at last after moving to the countryside four years after her soldier son was butchered to death by terrorists
• Police must stop training officers to believe rape complainants automatically says ex-High Court judge 
• Turkey seeks to evacuate wounded from besieged Damascus suburb
• 'They survive in the desert!' Neighbours actress Olympia Valance is mocked by co-star for managing to kill her potted cactus
• 'They survive in the desert!' Neighbours actress Olympia Valance is mocked by co-star for managing to kill her potted cactus
• Firefighters battle huge blaze moving towards homes as residents are urged to be on high alert on Christmas Eve
• Lionel Messi was magic and Barcelona stopped Real Madrid's counter-attack brilliantly... how El Clasico was won
• 'Besides charm, I'm amazing in bed': Shane Warne boasts about his sexual prowess as he reveals how he wooed ex-fiancée Elizabeth Hurley
• China has shut down 13,000 websites since 2015: Xinhua
• Kim Jong-un blasts UN oil sanctions against North Korea as 'an act of war' as pressure mounts on his evil regime over missile tests
• North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
• Philippines storm death toll tops 200, tens of thousands displaced
• Boris Johnson's sister Rachel is first contestant confirmed for new series of Celebrity Big Brother... after father Stanley's success in the jungle
• South Africa's de Villiers eyes successful test return
• Turkey looks to evacuate wounded from Damascus suburb
• Two men die after multi-vehicle crash on M40
• PM's enforcer has thrown me to the wolves: Tory MP CHARLIE ELPHICKE says he still says he has no idea of the allegations against him seven weeks after he was suspended 
• Chris Woakes: Joe Root destined to become great England captain
• We have been given the Christmas gift of peace, says Lee Rigby´s mother
• France mobilizes 100,000 security personnel for the holidays
• May `set to abandon free vote pledge on fox hunting ban´
• Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
• Brodziak lifts Blues over Canucks 3-1 to end skid
• Australia bowler Mitchell Starc backs Jackson Bird to fill his boots and cause England problems in the fourth Ashes Test: 'He bowls quicker than the Poms'
• Medieval manuscripts and Xmas recipes, abbey library a trove
• England bowler Chris Woakes rejects Ricky Ponting's criticism of Joe Root and says he could be a 'great' captain
• Defence Secretary halts plan to ditch Army´s `Be the Best´ slogan
• Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
• Theresa May underlines Christian heritage in Christmas message
• 'You can get straight on to the p**s!' Shane Warne, 48, reveals he prefers day-night tests because he can go CLUBBING after the match
• Man on the run after 'punching, choking and stealing an officer's hat' during a routine traffic stop - as police warn to NOT approach the man
• `Transformation needed´ to encourage domestic abuse victims to come forward
• `Heroes´ receive heartfelt Christmas wishes from stem cell recipients
• Jeremy Corbyn: Think about the lonely and vulnerable this Christmas
• Why you need to slow down this Christmas: Horrific photo shows the charred remains of a car after it rolled and burst into flames... as the holiday road death toll mounts
• Victoria Azarenka to miss ASB Classic in Auckland
• Thousands could miss out on backdated benefits payments due to DWP error
• NHL-Highlights of Saturday's NHL games
• Cooney's knee ready for Hobart race
• Thanks Christ-mas that's over! Shoppers regret leaving it to the last minute as they battle huge crowds during the last hours of trading - and if you don't have it by now it's TOO LATE
• It’s a Christmas miracle! The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne finds a last minute home for dog that faced being euthanised over the holidays
• Cool Christmas follows 40-degree scorcher
• Nuggets aren´t Golden for Warriors
• Christmas miracle as man is cut free from the twisted wreck of his car after wrapping it around a tree while 'trying to avoid police'
• Holiday spirit! Blanca Blanco sizzles in nude Christmas-inspired swimsuit as she showcases perky behind during beach day 
• NBA-Highlights of Saturday's NBA games
• Liverpool skipper Henderson out of Swansea clash with injury
• 'I have everything I want!' Heidi Montag revels in holiday love as she holds her baby son Gunner in front of a Christmas tree
• Cheeky! Chrissy Teigen drops jaws as she shares hilarious photo of her head superimposed on Nicki Minaj's body
• Harkless leads Trail Blazers to 95-92 win over Lakers
• The weather Grinch hits! Beachgoers forced to run for cover as the temperature plunges TEN degrees in minutes ending Sydney's perfect Christmas Eve... so what will the big day be like where you are tomorrow?
• Battered by more injuries, Packers get shut out again
• The rat in the hat: Harvey Weinstein breaks cover and heads out to buy juice in Arizona after LAPD admit they can't charge him with sex crimes
• Green Bay sent Pack-ing by chill-resistant Vikings
• Hat's off to her! Christina Aguilera braves the cold in edgy hat and long coat for last-minute holiday shopping
• Bournemouth's Defoe out for up to 10 weeks with ankle injury
• China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
• Cricket-Fourth Ashes test in Melbourne
• Cricket-Australia plot another Boxing Day blow against England
• Middlesbrough sack manager Monk
• Xmas Eve NBL win for Taipans over 36ers
• Judge: American accused of fighting for IS must get lawyer
• Fit for a princess! Pixie Curtis, six, parades her new jewelled CROWN as she celebrates Christmas Eve with a lavish party with mother Roxy Jacenko
• World's largest amphibious aircraft takes off in China
• 'He'll be there in spirit': Fiancée's touching tribute to the father of her twins after he died in a horror motorbike crash the week before Christmas
• Nadal out of season-opening Abu Dhabi event
• Florida orange industry hit by hurricane, disease
• Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree
• Jones makes 28 saves, Sharks beat struggling Kings 2-0
• New centre to address violence concerns
• Ichiro Suzuki hopes to remain in Major League Baseball
• NHL standings
• Bah humbug: Pennsylvania family ordered to take down Jesus Christmas display after neighbor said it was 'offensive' 
• Teacher 'was evicted from first class United seat so that airline could give it to US Congresswoman who ''always does it'' and was threatened by staff when she complained' 
• NHL results
• Small town Santa has a sleigh slip-up as the DONKEY pulling it decides to go his own way in the middle of a intersection - so will YOUR presents be delivered on time?
• Don't sweat it! Sofia Richie rocks sporty all-white look as she steps out solo for spot of shopping 
• REVEALED: Egyptian terrorist who opened fire on cops in Pennsylvania was in US on family visa as Homeland Security agrees with Trump and says chain migration IS a terror risk
• 'Tis the season... for sponsored posts! Alex Nation spruiks products on Instagram AGAIN... after being mocked for her Ponstan advert and 'staging paparazzi photos'
• Butler leads balanced Timberwolves past Suns 115-106
• 'I hope this news is a salve to your souls': Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton welcome news One Tree Hill creator Mark Schwahn is axed from The Royals amid sexual harassment allegations
• Philippines storm toll tops 200, tens of thousands displaced
• Could the 'curve' be warning of a US recession?
• A far cry from Mar-a-Lago: Eerie pictures show the abandoned Donald J. Trump State Park that started out as land for a lavish golf course but ended up dilapidated and virtually worthless
• Constance Hall's 'baby at risk' after the mummy blogger and mother-of-four is rushed to hospital suffering from 'significant' bleeding
• Rough times for smugglers who knitted N. Korea to the world
• Spurs bounce back behind Aldridge, beat Kings 108-99
• Melbourne woman dead in Zimbabwe: reports
• Surf's up! Ashley Graham showcases bikini body as she soaks up the sun during trip to Morocco for photo shoot
• Evans, Gasol help Grizzlies defeat Clippers 115-112
• Whoops! Swimsuit-clad Nicole Kidman suffers a 'Marilyn moment' as the wind catches her sarong while on a family trip to Palm Beach 
• Dimming Christmas lights reflect Venezuela's grim crisis
• AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
• Perth to enjoy beach weather on Christmas
• Vikings shut out Packers 16-0, chasing 1st-round bye
• Warriors' win streak snapped by Nuggets
• Bomb squad is sent to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's Bel Air home after a 'suspicious gift-wrapped package' was placed on his driveway with a card attacking Trump's tax reform - and it turns out to be MANURE
• Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200
• Christmas tragedy as Melbourne mother and her baby daughter die in horror car crash in Zimbabwe - as the father is rushed to hospital
• Australia's Starc, England's Overton out of Melbourne test
• NFL standings
• Peru's jailed ex-president Fujimori taken to hospital
• Vikings shut out Packers 16-0, keep eye on 1st-round bye
• 'As long as we're together, we're pretty happy': Mother and her premature baby daughter will spend their first Christmas in hospital - more than 2,300km from home
• 10 killed, 17 hurt in road accident in central Pakistan
• N. Korea slams new UN sanctions as an 'act of war'
• Ashes gone, pride at stake for wounded England at MCG
• 'Make it safe by night and day': Priest blesses St Kilda's infamous Gatwick Hotel ahead of The Block's new season which will see contestants renovate the HAUNTED rooms
• Government probe into $1,100 plate fundraiser, charity donation cutbacks and dozens of lawsuits: Canadian billionaire and his wife were 'suffering from financial woes' before their bodies were found hanging next to their pool
• 'Flashing strangers': Catherine McNeil teases a MAJOR wardrobe malfunction as she straddles a motorcycle wearing just a leather biker jacket
• Christmas Day scorcher for Queensland
• He's hooked! Channel Seven's Ryan Phelan looks completely smitten as he celebrates Christmas Eve with former escort girlfriend Samantha X
• That's an evergreen! California family has kept its Christmas tree alive for 34 YEARS after buying the $20 two-foot Scottish pine in 1983
• NBA-Magic big man Vucevic suffers broken hand against Wizards
• Radulov, Seguin score in shootout to lift Stars over Preds
• Pelicans pull away after halftime, top Heat 109-94
• N.Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
• Nuggets stop Warriors' 11-game winning streak, 96-81
• Let it snow! Kim Kardashian helps son Saint ice skate as she hits the rink with daughter North and Kourtney Kardashian during Christmas bash 
• Mel B goes shopping with pal shop in LA as holiday approaches... as she 'seeks to make amends with fellow Spice Girl Victoria Beckham'
• Federal judge partially blocks Trump's travel ban restrictions on refugees 
• Carl Soderberg scores twice, Avs rout Coyotes 6-2
• Church leaders reflect, tweet on Xmas
• In rubble of Aleppo souk, tablecloth shop makes solitary comeback
• Fleury has first shutout, leads Vegas past Capitals 3-0
• McDavid leaves late in third, Oilers beat Canadiens 4-1
• 'The winds of war are blowing': The Pope warns of the risk of global conflict in Christmas address as he calls on Israelis and Palestinians to 'resume dialogue' after Trump recognized Jerusalem 
• At least 37 people are feared dead after fire tears through shopping center in southern Philippine city 
• 'He grabbed my inner thigh three times': Former adviser to New York governor says she was 'repeatedly groped' by a 'visibly intoxicated' man on a United Airlines flight and attendants failed to prevent it
• How many gifts should you be giving to your children? Psychologist reveals a simple strategy for parents to ensure their kids understand the true 'meaning of Christmas'
• Check your spare change! These dollar coins are now worth THOUSANDS – so can you spot the error that took collectors YEARS to notice?
• Is this proof Twitter favors liberals? Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro slams the site for their 'double standards' after they cleared Rosie O'Donnell of harassing him with vulgar post saying 'suck my d***'
• Westbrook, George lead Thunder to 103-89 win over Jazz
• Schroder scores 33, hits big 3 as Hawks beat Mavericks
• DuBois' 1st shootout goal lifts Blue Jackets over Flyers 2-1
• Multitasking mama! Roxy Jacenko stashes her iPhone in her bikini bottoms as she dotes on daughter Pixie at Sydney's Bondi Beach
• Vasilevskiy perfect, Lightning get 3 goals late to top Wild
• Craig Overton out of England lineup for 4th Ashes test
• DeRozan catches fire as Raptors sweep 76ers
• What the papers say - December 24
• Public Enemy No.1s: Gold Coast bus driver sacked after video emerges of him PEEING from the door of his vehicle - before zipping up and jumping back behind the wheel
• 1 body recovered, 36 feared dead in Philippine mall fire
• White hot! Roxy Jacenko, 37, flaunts her famously toned physique in a skimpy $174 bikini during a family day out at Sydney's Bondi Beach
• Flood-ravaged Houston in love with World Series kings
• Back on track - and hotter than ever! Roxy Jacenko and Oliver Curtis make the most of Christmas time together after he spent last year's festive season in a prison cell... as she reveals surgery scars from her recent breast reconstruction
• Reimer makes 38 saves to lift Panthers over Senators 1-0
• Faulk scores twice as Hurricanes beat Sabres 4-2
• Auston Matthews returns, helps Maple Leafs beat Rangers 3-2
• Oladipo scores 38, Pacers rally to beat Nets 123-119 in OT
• In "China's Jerusalem", Christians say faith trumps official Sunday School ban
• Elderly woman assaulted in Melbourne heist
• US court lifts Trump measures barring some refugees
• Peru's Fujimori taken to hospital from prison, life at risk-doctor
• Scott scores 18 in Wizards' 130-103 win over skidding Magic
• Let's get this show on the road! Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber take a spin around LA in classic Corvette
• Hornets' bench comes up big in 111-106 win over Bucks
• PR queen Roxy Jacenko reveals her surgery scar in a skimpy white bikini at Bondi Beach after undergoing breast reconstruction surgery
• A perfect match! Anna Faris cosies up to boyfriend Michael Barrett as they finish Christmas shopping in LA
• Ducks throttle sloppy Penguins 4-0
• Melbourne teenager claims Hobart wildcard
• World's largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China
• Fire in Philippine shopping mall kills 37
• Man wanted after assaulting police officer
• George Weah: ex-football star who could be Liberia's next leader
• Revellers soak up the Christmas Eve sun before temperatures plummet ahead of the big day - so Santa better pack his brolly!
• Los Angeles Times comes under fire for only featuring white actresses in its cover story about empowering women in Hollywood
• Australia captain hit on hand, should be OK for MCG test
• Feds: Visa program benefited terror-finance suspect
• Federal judge partially blocks Trump's latest refugee restrictions
• Colts lose another close one in frustrating 3-12 season
• AFL star's Bali Christmas wish dashed
• Joseph Boakai: Liberian vice president shaking off sleepy image
• Kerr says it would be 'irresponsible' to play Curry on Christmas
• 'The customer needs to be at the heart of everything we do': We meet the Thomas Cook boss trying to revitalise package holidays
• Breathless finish forecast for Sydney-Hobart race
• Who's the richest of them all? Coleen Nolan, Julian Clary and Elaine Paige come out on top as panto's highest earners this Christmas... 'banking around £200k for six weeks' work'
• Turmoil continues for Grenfell residents as 24 survivors attempt suicide following the tragedy with 101 families still waiting to be rehomed 
• Can't move after eating too much pud? You're in a Christmas coma! (And it'll only go if you embark on a brisk walk) 
• Liberia to vote in delayed run-off for new president
• Charges laid as man fights for life in WA
• Dreaming of a tan Christmas! Tiffany Trump relaxes in short jumpuit while the President hits the golf course as first family enjoy a balmy 73F Christmas at Mar-a-Lago
• Analysis: No sign Rohingya will be allowed to return home
• LIZ JONES: The gifts that say 'You're fat and ugly - and I'm leaving'
• Giving back! Christina El Moussa does her part as she volunteers at Los Angeles Mission 
• Abbott evolves to Sixers' strike weapon
• Ravens control playoff destiny with win over Colts
• Investors are still waiting to receive £200m RBS payout as costs of legal action mount
• 'Tis the season to be JOLLY grateful for Prince Albert! Queen Victoria's husband played crucial role in bringing festivities to Britain - and even introduced the advent calendar
• Madonna's estranged homeless brother, 61, taken back in by her family after going through a revolutionary rehab program where patients are allowed to drink as much as they want
• M40 reopens after horrific 'multi-vehicle' crash leaves at least six people injured
• PETER HITCHENS: Now our police prefer playing politics to solving real crimes 
• Smith struck on hand but OK for MCG Test
• Everton youngster Henry Onyekuru ruled out for remainder of the season after tearing his medial ligament during loan spell at Anderlecht
• 'They are stronger than ever': Michelle Keegan is 'determined' to spend more time with her husband Mark Wright in the new year... after they were apart for majority of 2017
• Can you really laugh away the stress? Meet the woman who runs LAUGHTER YOGA classes - and she insists the trend reduces anxiety and boosts your immune system
• NFL-Ravens hang on to beat the Colts, Vikes blank Packers
• Government loses court fight to keep jihadi bride who fled to Syria to join ISIS out of Britain 
• DAN HODGES: Can Mrs May's sword of truth beat the fake news flame-throwers? 
• Australia bowler Mitchell Starc ruled out of fourth Ashes Test against England with heel injury
• Two injured in WA street fight after party
• At last our fight is over - now we'll help other victims: Couple who helped jail corrupt HBOS bankers vow to keep up the pressure
• 2018 World Cup head and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko facing Boxing Day crisis meeting which could strip him of Russia FA job  
• Premier League half-term reports: Manchester City get straight As while Chelsea and Swansea underperform
• Postecoglou's Yokohama set up Cup final
• Starc out, Bird in for Boxing Day Test against England
• Swansea swoop for Falkirk ace Tony Gallacher as they close in on cut-price deal for teen left back who has been watched by Barcelona and Liverpool
• Teachers slapped with 'one-drink cap' for office Christmas party as education group issues guidelines on how to get celebrations 'right' 
• Time to unwind! Joel Edgerton cuts a casual figure as he jets into Sydney for Christmas... after his Netflix film Bright is savaged by critics
• Chelsea defender Baba Rahman pushing for January return as he nears recovery from long-term knee injury
• Giddy Sophia Ecclestone, 3, can't contain her joy as she joins mum Tamara and aunt Petra for last minute Christmas shopping in LA
• Concerns for road safety as police reduce breath tests for motorists by a THIRD
• Christmas Heave! Made In Chelsea's Oliver Proudlock lifts VERY heavy weights and shows off his defined muscles as he puts himself through a grueling work out in Australia
• Sky Blues, Jets toast Victory winner
• John Ibrahim's girlfriend Sarah Budge, 27, sends temperatures soaring at Sydney's Bondi Beach as she sizzles in a VERY skimpy bikini
• Frosty fun! Kourtney Kardashian ice skates closely with boyfriend Younes Bendjima after spending the day together in Malibu... and her kids join in too
• 'There's a war coming': Marine Corps commandant tells troops to be ready for a 'big-ass fight' as US military planners say next conflict could be against Russia or North Korea
• MP to quit his £350,000 part-time role as senior adviser with oil firm and to focus on his work in Parliament
• Man of style! John Stamos bundles up in plaid shirt as he steps out in LA... after reuniting with ER co-stars
• Alex Lozowski confident Saracens can end their losing streak at Leicester after European boost
• RACHEL JOHNSON: Yes, I am doing Big Brother. What can possibly go wrong?
• Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees
• The Latest: Trump questions impartiality of FBI official
• Small plane crash in Turks and Caicos Islands kills 2
• Sidelined Starc sneers at Poms' comments
• 'I would give everything I own even my life to save her': Father's anguish after his daughter, 22, whose symptoms were dismissed as food poisoning dies from the meningococcal disease
• Grieving families forced to wait up to 14 years for truth behind loved one's deaths due to major backlog of inquests 
• Millions face travel chaos on the roads as rail disruption forces people to make journeys by car
• NBA-National Basketball Association roundup
• Ravens beat Colts 23-16 to edge closer to playoff berth
• DeRozan scores 29, Raptors beat slumping 76ers 102-86
• The battle of Hastings Pier: Nicknamed Goldfinger, Sheikh Abid Gulzar is hoping to outbid Luke Johnson... and they both already own piers
• 'We'll have a glass of champagne in the New Year!' Sonia Kruger reveals there is no hard feelings between herself and Lisa Wilkinson following her shock departure from Channel Nine
• No gale force winds for Sydney-Hobart race
• Jurgen Klopp vows to be prepared for Swansea clash as Liverpool boss points out similarities between himself and interim manager Leon Britton
• 'Britain's first GI Jane': Special forces sergeant becomes UK's first female soldier to kill a terrorist after shooting dead THREE ISIS fighters
• Tax raid on 'plucky' Brexit backers who bankrolled campaign is 'bad for democracy', warn Boris and Gove
• Stoke in talks with Augsburg over potential £3million deal for Ghanaian right-back Daniel Opare
• Royal feed! Zara Phillips and husband Mike Tindall enjoy lunch at North Bondi Fish as they continue to enjoy the Christmas season in Australia
• Joy of Christmas past: Intriguing photos show the simple costumes, presents and festive happiness from holiday seasons dating back a century
• 'She better not be pregnant again!': Phillip Schofield bans co-host Holly Willoughby from having a fourth child as he gives her a VERY crude warning
• What makes Sandra the orangutan so special? Clue: She's even more human than you think! How would you get on in the 2017 QI quiz?
• George Michael's grave is STILL without a headstone a year after his death as boyfriend Fadi Fawaz flees the London home they shared to spend the singer's anniversary in the countryside
• 'She is worried and distraught': Ferne McCann and baby daughter Sunday 'targeted by vicious trolls' after ex Arthur Collins is jailed for acid attack
• 'There was a lot of talk about religious beliefs': Workmate says Flinders Street accused told colleagues 'they needed to believe in Allah' as he claims he's been aggressive before and would 'blow up' while working
• Inside the REAL Santa's Grotto! Could it be? 'Remains of St Nicholas' are found under a slab of stone in an ancient church in Turkey
• West Ham defender James Collins free to speak to other clubs in January with talks yet to begin over new deal
• 'I've been drunk every day since I was 18': Ricky Gervais, 56, reveals he refuses to give up booze... despite admitting he wet himself after drunken night out
• Appy Christmas! Britons will post 100 MILLION photos of festive dinners online and send their first message at 8.24am 
• 'He's given them both some space to think': Ant McPartlin 'heads to Newcastle to spend Christmas with his mother and not wife Lisa Armstrong' amid 'marital woes'
• Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen: Jonny Hayes scores against his former club to help stretch Brendan Rodgers' side's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership
• Funeral held for firefighter killed in California wildfire
• Persimmon's bosses receive multi-million pound bonuses... as some of its  workers get less than London's £10.20 'real living wage'
• Sam Spinner secures first Grade One triumph for trainer Jedd O'Keeffe in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot
• Antetokounmpo has sore knee, won't play vs. Hornets
• Eight people involved in fatal NSW crash
• Out of order! Customers' fury as Ocado fails to deliver crucial items in time for Christmas including crackers, custard and even TURKEY 
• 'He is the best of me': Katherine Heigl celebrates 10th wedding anniversary with touching tribute... as she talks ups and downs of marriage
• A puppy? In an advent calendar? That's howlingly indulgent, Tamara! Billionaire's daughter, three, is overjoyed as she opens ninth door to receive a DACHSHUND
• Failure of police who bury key evidence is Britain's biggest cause of miscarriages of justice, watchdog warns
• 2-point gamble, late TD help Army beat San Diego State 42-35
• Here's how you could've saved £55,750 on that OTHER dress: LIZ JONES says Meghan should follow Kate's lead by ditching her Mayfair couturier for high street brands 
• An investor's best friend: China's booming pet market sparks deals