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Aerial footage captures the moment hardy swimmers take the plunge as part of the festive tradition.

A Glasgow man has been describing spending the joys of Christmas working in the remote icefields of Antarctica.

The chef and TV personality wants us to look at leftovers differently.

"I could fit in there," thought Charles Cavey, and the rest is history.

Coronation Street's longstanding character bid farewell to Weatherfield's famous cobbles.

King Charles III said people came together in the aftermath, as he delivered his Christmas message.

Astronauts on the International Space Station send a festive message from orbit, some 250 miles (400km) above Earth.

Hinckley-based deli Fodder and Chisit has been offering a personalised message in its pie crust.

A hiker speaks about how an annual Christmas Day walk has had a positive impact on his life.

Long before games consoles and smartphones, train sets and puppets were the presents of choice.

Archive footage shows BBC crews preparing to broadcast the speech live from Sandringham in 1957.

The Norad Tracks Santa website receives several million visitors each year from more than 200 countries and territories.

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.

The weather will be dry as Santa delivers his presents in London this year.

A period of unseasonably mild weather is forecast to hit the UK over the festive period.

California's central coast was hit by heavy surf from a major storm that was expected to bring hurricane-force winds.

It's worth remembering there are some health benefits to the food piled onto your festive plates.

No injuries were reported from the fire but two homes were destroyed, firefighters say.

Young adults have been learning the ins-and-outs of rural life through social farming schemes.