A Melbourne family woke to a terrifying Christmas morning after their car was firebombed.

A popular Sydney beach is set to look starkly different this year as revellers are urged to steer clear.

Muthoni Nduthu, 52, was identified as the first victim in the shocking explosion at a nursing home facility on Tuesday.

Fans of Tylor Chase, 36, were shocked to learn this month that he had descended into a tragic spiral of homelessness and drug addiction in Riverside, California.

With an excitable dog, a distant cousin's new baby and old Aunt Joan all needing to fit under one roof this Christmas, people are having to get creative with their sleeping arrangements (pictured).

Pope Leo XIV held the first Christmas mass of his pontificate on Wednesday, greeting thousands of faithful in St Peter's Square before the service.

The comfortable semi in a suburb of Middlesbrough inspired the popular Yuletide ditty penned in 1978 as the singer (pictured) was being driven back up North from London by his wife.

The brother of a jihadist convicted of plotting what could have been Britain's worst terror attack 'went to school with' the gunman who massacred tourists on a Tunisian beach.

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Essex Police have now confirmed the two men appeared at the Central Criminal Court on December 23 and both Yonas Girma and Ellis Heather have denied the offence

Sainsbury's and Argos have issued an urgent recall for hundreds of toys that pose a 'serious' choking hazard sold at their stores.

The Royle Family legend is synoymous with Christmas Day and sent a special message to the people of Liverpool in his interview with the ECHO

The royal family usually walk to church on Christmas morning.

Forecasters have said a white Christmas is unlikely.

Councillors in a wealthy electorate have been blasted as Christmas Grinches after refusing to spend $15,000 of their million-dollar budget to put up festive decorations.

Graham Lee had lived near his author neighbour for two years before he spoke to her for the first time.Two weeks later, she burned down his beloved Land Rover Freelander.

First lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump partook in a long-held tradition of helping American children track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, Wednesday.

It's an unforeseen role that nothing could have prepared him for. But Jake Reiner has become the 'glue' keeping his shellshocked family together, an insider tells the Daily Mail.

The mayor-elect will also bring actors Kal Penn and John Turturro onto his inaugural committee. The team will be responsible for giving Mamdani advice on his early policy agenda.

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Incredible scenes unfolded in Sydney in the lead-up to Christmas Day.

NORAD workers took a break from tracking international threats this evening to field calls from children - some of whom had run-ins with US President Donald Trump

Police are urging people to avoid the area

Juliana de Oliveira died aged 25 after she was mauled by her own pit bull, with neighbours and her partner unable to prize her from the grip of the dog she treated 'like a son'

Even Christmas Eve calls with children were not left free of President Trump's politics as he joked about his immigration agenda on Wednesday afternoon.

A 34-year-old Norwegian man was visiting St Kilda Pier about 1pm last Thursday when he was allegedly approached by the group and accused of taking photos of beachgoers.

A new snow forecast for the UK shows almost half of England is set for significant snowfall along with the majority of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Eliete Regina de Aquino was booked in for two 'dream' surgeries at a Sao Paolo hospital, but it turned 'into a nightmare', her sister said, after she suffered cardiac arrest

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Christopher Anderson, the photographer who snapped infamous Vanity Fair profiles of White House officials, revealed a dramatic moment that unfolded during the sit-down.

Marc Guehi is not the only in-demand central defender who enters the final six months of their contract when the January transfer window opens on New Year's Day

William Waters allegedly stole the patrol car from the QuikTrip gas station in Spartanburg County on Saturday night while suffering from an apparent mental health crisis.

While Santa ditches his sleigh and reindeer to catch some waves, many have taken the cold plunge in Ireland for charity.

Jilly Fretwell,29, of Somersham, Cambridgeshire, was left 'devastated' in 2020 when Bindi, her beloved five-year-old black cat, ran off.

Police have asked people to avoid the area

Derek Swanson, 40, was excited to get dental implants, but he never woke up from the procedure at Scottsdale Facial and Oral Surgery on March 3, 2023.

Olivia Francis, 12, starred in the Nutcracker despite her diagnosis of a rare neurological condition. The Oklahoma City Ballet honored the little girl after she inspired so many,

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A shortage of train crew, incidents on the rail network and major road closures are causing widespread delays as record numbers travel home for Christmas

Pam Bondi is under mounting pressure to explain missing - or seemingly tampered-with - surveillance footage from the jail where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead.

Richard Johnstone was jailed for seven years

Christmas, they say, is a time of giving and the Democrats owe Jeffrey Epstein a sackful of thank you letters

The Princess of Wales personally requested compoer Erland Cooper to watch her and Princess Charlotte perform his piece, Holm Sound, at Windsor Castle for tonight's Together At Christmas on ITV

The Princess of Wales personally requested compoer Erland Cooper to watch her and Princess Charlotte perform his piece, Holm Sound, at Windsor Castle for tonight's Together At Christmas on ITV

US authorities say lawyers are 'working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims'

US authorities say lawyers are 'working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims'

The artist is believed to be behind a stencil of a reindeer that appeared on a wall of a disused tennis court changing rooms in London Fields, Hackney, overnight.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, a former Afghan fighter, already faces first-degree murder charges after allegedly opening fire on two West Virginia soldiers just blocks from the White House/

Christmas, they say, is a time of giving and the Democrats owe Jeffrey Epstein a sackful of thank you letters

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