Christmas

Channeling Dickensian nostalgia is fun for some, but there is simply no reason to crown the foods of Victorian England the go-to reference point for Christmastime cooking.

As Christians celebrate Christmas this week, we remember that rulers who are willing to use religion to cling to power by any means necessary have always been part of our story.

World leaders and others took to social media at Christmas to offer their words of wisdom.

Monsignor Patrick Chauvet said the fire-damaged Notre Dame is so fragile that “there is maybe a 50% chance that it will be saved."

"There is darkness in human hearts but the light of Christ is greater," Pope Francis told the crowd at St Peter's Square on Christmas morning.

"Celebrating Christmas also means celebrating those who still have a desire to love mankind and put themselves on the line for it. Here in the Holy Land, and not only today but every day of the year, there are still many people who celebrate the Christmas of Jesus in this way, not only Christians.

Health scares, embarrassments and political turmoil - 'bumpy' may be an understatement but the Queen is also keen to celebrate the spirit of D-Day in her Christmas message to the Commonwealth.

Santa and his elves are getting ramped up for the final festive push in Finland.

This year, the incredibly popular Spanish lottery, known as El Gordo or "The Fat One", handed out a total of €2.24 billion in prizes.

The report of a "possibly suspicious object" leading to the evacuation of the market was a false alert, the Berlin police said.

All you need is some odd pieces of an old carpet or a dusty ladder.

We asked five people whether they'd be willing to go vegan this festive period.

Rachel Ama shares her recipes for a delicious vegan Christmas with the trendy bacon substitute.