Arthur Fery was happy his mum’s last-minute dash across the world was not in vain after he posted another statement grand slam win on his Australian Open debut. The 23-year-old Londoner came through ...

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The first working Monday of a new year is sometimes referred to as “divorce day,” as some lawyers see enquiries into separation spike. According to Liza Gatrell, managing partner at Stowe Family Law, ...

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10:33, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Updated: 10:41, Fri, Jan 2, 2026 Christmas has passed, 2026 has arrived, and, somewhat begrudgingly, it's time to get back to normal. For the majority of Britons, this involves ...

Tradition dictates that Christmas decorations, including the tree, should be taken down on Twelfth Night, typically 5 January, to mark the end of the festive season and avoid bad luck. Leaving real ...

A video of an electrical fire engulfing a Christmas tree at a shopping centre in China's southwestern Sichuan province has been misrepresented online as Muslims committing arson in Britain during the ...

Across all UK retail destinations, footfall was up 1.6% year on year on Saturday 28 December. High streets outperformed, recording a 2.4% increase, followed by retail parks, which saw footfall rise ...

A huge band of snow is heading straight for the UK, and could drop up to five inches in some regions, a meteorologist has revealed. From January 4, the snow could fall as far south as Norfolk and the ...

15:59, Mon, Dec 29, 2025 Updated: 16:02, Mon, Dec 29, 2025 The chaos of Christmas is now over, and we've reached that blissful period before New Year's where no one knows what day it is or what ...

WITH Christmas over for another year, you may be wondering when the right time is to take down your tree and stash away the decorations And while the preferred date varies for each household, a ...