Simple ways you can help a stranger who is facing a tough time this Christmas - right now

Benefits delivered by the UK Government are usually paid on a regular basis straight into your bank or building society.

Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ could land its first ever UK Number One this week, according to the Official Charts Company.The festive classic, which was first released in 1994, has remarkably never been Number One in the UK. The year it was released, it lost out on the top spot to East 17‘s ‘Stay Another Day’, peaking at Number Two.Today (November 30), ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has climbed to Number Two on the UK singles chart midweeks.

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Christmas is looking a little bit different this year and while we’ve all lost out on a magical trip to Lapland, we can still take the kids to see Santa in his snowy kingdom without leaving Britain. Celebrity mums like Victoria Beckham and Holly Willoughby have whisked their children away to LaplandUK in recent years.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July, explaining in a deeply personal New York Times op-ed that losing a child means “carrying an almost unbearable grief.”

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Little Britain star has said he has been inspired by footballer Marcus Rashford’s attempts to ensure kids do not go hungry over Christmas.Funds raised from the song Merry Christmas, Baked Potato will be donated to FareShare, an organisation which redistributes surplus food to charities to give to people without much food.Announcing the news on Monday morning, Lucas tweeted: “Hello! My special Christmas single Merry Christmas, Baked Potato is released THIS THURSDAY and all proceeds from downloads

Matt Lucas has announced the release of a new Christmas charity single following the success of his Baked Potato Song in support of the NHS earlier this year. 

This week McDonald's released its brand new Christmas Menu, and shoppers up and down the UK rushed to restaurants to try it.As well as a jerk chicken burger, fans of the fast food chain can now get their hands on Camembert Dippers, Celebrations McFlurries and Salted Caramel Lattes.But it's the new Double Big Mac which seems to have got people most excited.The giant new burger is exactly the same as a normal Big Mac, but is double the size.However, after McDonald's posted a picture of the new

BBC Radio 1 has said it has chosen to play an alternative version of Fairytale of New York.The edited version of the 1987 Christmas song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl changes up two lines in the song.The British station said that it had made the decision to play the altered version because ‘young listeners are particularly sensitive to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality.’The new edited version of the song has altered two of its lines, one which is sung by Kirsty MacColl has been

Lorraine Kelly has demanded the British government to cancel Christmas this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The 60 year old, who was recently left "embarrassed" as she suffered a wardrobe malfunction moments before going on air, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Thursday morning to rant to hosts Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid after the pair were joined by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.The Defence Secretary had come on the show to talk about the potentially "severe" consequences of

Mariah Carey has announced details of her new Christmas single Oh Santa! featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.