Counter-terrorism officers have assumed lead responsibility for the investigation into an arson attack at a mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex. The fire, started on 4 October, damaged the front entrance and two cars. Sussex Police released images of two people wearing balaclavas spraying a liquid on the mosque entrance before setting it alight in Phyllis Avenue. CT Policing South East said the decision to take charge followed information and evidence […]

The Prince of Wales will announce a new initiative for indigenous people and environmental defenders in Brazil during United for Wildlife's annual summit. He is in the country to stage the Earthshot Prize in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and will also attend COP30 in Belem, a city in the Amazon. The initiative targets Indigenous people and local defenders in Brazil. The prince said that Indigenous peoples and local communities […]

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been cleared of a terror offence after refusing to hand over the PIN for his phone when stopped at the Channel Tunnel border in Folkestone. He was travelling to Benidorm in a Bentley Bentayga and was in possession of thousands of pounds in cash, the court heard. The Westminster Magistrates’ Court examined a stop made under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which […]

Royal Mail has unveiled its Christmas stamp collection for this year, featuring Nativity scenes across five designs, created by Paula Doherty, an award-winning illustrator. The set includes: Angel – 2nd Class; Mary and Joseph – 2nd Large Letter; Mary and the Baby Jesus – 1st Class; Shepherds – 1st Large Letter; and Three Wise Men – £3.40. The project involved scholars Ben Quash of King's College London and Andrew Davison […]

Will Ferrell’s elf costume from the Christmas film Elf could fetch between £100,000 and £200,000 at Propstore's Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction. The green, white, yellow and black outfit originates from producer Jon Berg and is screen matched to the lift scene in which Buddy presses the buttons to light them up like a Christmas tree. The 2003 film about a man raised as Father Christmas’s elf who travels to […]

Sir Paul McCartney says he did not know how to be in a band after The Beatles split in 1970. He later formed Wings in 1971 with Linda McCartney and guitarist Denny Laine, releasing seven studio albums including Band On The Run before the group disbanded in 1981. He described the period as a blank canvas, noting Wings toured without fixed plans, no hotels booked and no gigs lined up, […]

Leona Lewis, Suranne Jones and Josh Widdicombe will wear their pre-loved festive knitwear for Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day, which returns on 11 December 2025. The charity's annual fundraiser also features Sam Thompson, Pete Wicks, Zawe Aston, Angela Griffin, Claire Richards, Amanda Holden, Katie Piper and Christine Lampard among others. Jones spoke of favourite Christmas memories and said the appeal aims to support children in the UK and around […]

Ellie Goldstein, a CBBC actress and the first contestant with Down’s syndrome on the main Strictly Come Dancing series, has been eliminated, making her the fifth contestant to leave the competition. Goldstein, 23, and her dance partner Vito Coppola faced a dance-off with Balvinder Sopal, 46, and Julian Caillon, 30, after finishing bottom of the combined judges’ and public vote in Sunday’s results show. For Halloween week, Goldstein and Coppola […]

A 19-year-old British woman who is eight months pregnant has been moved to a mother-and-baby unit in a Georgian prison. Bella May Culley, from Teesside, was arrested at Tbilisi Airport in May after authorities allege she tried to smuggle 12 kilograms of marijuana and two kilograms of hashish into Georgia. She had previously been held at Rustavi Prison Number Five. Her mother, Lyanne Kennedy, said Culley has now been transferred […]