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Around half of accident and emergency departments, polled by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), have said they are "full to bursting" this Christmas.

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.

The sense of hollowness of the Church of the Nativity is deeper than absent tourists.

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

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.

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to officials in Moscow.

The UK's oldest man has celebrated his 110th birthday with a special performance from opera singer Alfie Boe at his care home in Derbyshire.

Donald Trump says that when he takes power next month he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty.

Denmark has announced plans to boost its defence spending for Greenland with a "stronger presence in the Arctic" - a few hours after Donald Trump repeated his call for the US to buy the vast island.

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