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It follows the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day being broken further south.

The Archbishop of Canterbury also spoke of children in the UK having to ‘hide their Jewishness on their way to school’ in fear of antisemitism.

Olivia Taylor tried her very first cup of tea which was poured by the Queen during a private visit to Windsor Castle with her family.

It comes as tens of thousands of people gathered for Boxing Day hunt parades.

Sarah Ferguson was seen smiling as she walked alongside her ex-husband, the Duke of York, to the Christmas service at St Mary Magdalene Church.

Despite warmer-than-average temperatures across the UK, hundreds of people still took to lakes, ponds and the sea up and down the country.

Officers were called at just after 10pm on Christmas Eve to a residential property in Spenlow House, Jamaica Road, Bermondsey.

A man aged in his 40s remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Temperatures in Exeter Airport and East Malling have not fallen below 12.4C, beating the previous record of 11.5C recorded in 1983

The Prince and Princess of Wales walked hand in hand with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Outdoor swims took place on the Serpentine in Hyde Park and in the North Sea at Tynemouth, North Tyneside.

Rishi Sunak has revealed that he takes charge of cooking the turkey on Christmas day, while Sir Keir Starmer heads to his local pub.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis appear without their parents in the black and white photograph.

A century ago a diabetes diagnosis was essentially a ‘death sentence’, experts say.

The Liberal Democrats said that the number of pothole claims has grown significantly in the last year.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed shock and expressed solidarity with gardai and restaurant staff.

Conflict and natural disasters have seen a huge need in various parts of the world this year.

More than 3.3 million tickets were handed out between July and September.

The biggest jackpot won in the UK this year was a whopping £111.7 million.

The Christmas broadcast, the second of the King’s reign, was delivered standing in Buckingham Palace’s centre room.