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Female artists (and Oasis) drove UK music sales in 2025

Taylor Swift was the biggest-seller, with Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter also topping the...

Passerby lifesaver urges other tradesmen to carry defibrillators

Tradesmen can be in the right place when things go wrong, electrician Dale Lee...

Chris Mason: Why 2026 is Keir Starmer’s make or break year

With devolved elections coming up, questions over Labour’s direction and internal 'campaigning' already underway...

The Papers: ‘Eurostar chaos’ and Anthony Joshua’s ‘mum at his bedside’

Thousands of people hit by travel chaos and Anthony Joshua recovering from Nigeria car...

King’s Christmas message urges unity in divided world

He invokes the wartime spirit in his annual speech, delivered from Westminster Abbey.

Two injured in County Down stabbing

Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing two people in Bangor, County Down on Christmas Eve.

Two men still missing after Christmas swim as coastguard calls off search

After "extensive" searches, the coastguard says its part of the search has been stood down.

King urges kindness and resilience in Christmas message

The King's Christmas message calls for unity in a divided world.

Royal Family greet crowds after Christmas Day service

The King and Queen attend a church service alongside other family members, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Why Britain has a deer problem – leaving damage that costs millions

Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy – this baby is my Christmas miracle

When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.

US economy grows at fastest pace in two years as consumer spending surges

The US economy expanded at its fastest rate in two years during the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by a powerful rebound in consumer...

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to present Strictly for last time

The pair will oversee the Strictly Christmas Special on Thursday, before bowing out from the show.

What do you do if you don’t celebrate Christmas?

A Muslim, a Hindu and a Jew who live in Northern Ireland explain what Christmas means to them.

The time bombs in the new Archbishop of Canterbury’s in-tray for 2026

Many of the big issues which troubled Justin Welby’s time in office remain unresolved.

2025: The year in your pictures

As 2025 draws to a close, it's the perfect time to take a look back at some of the fantastic photographs sent in by...

Meet the working dogs that don’t stop for Christmas

For some of Northern Ireland's dogs with jobs, a busy Christmas lies ahead.

I Just Learned Why They’re Called ‘Christmas Crackers’, And It’s Not Why I Thought

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about why we have Advent calendars, where Christmas trees come from, and what “Yule” really means.  But to be...

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