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A classical composer who has performed with rock star Sir Paul McCartney has been chosen to write a new carol for the world's most famous Christmas service.Bill Ives, little known outside the rarefied realm of choral music, will hear his latest work broadcast to a global audience of 160 million on Christmas Eve. Mr Ives was given the prestigious commission for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's […]

It's been revealed that the Princess of Wales asked Lady Gabriella Windsor, whose husband died earlier this year, for her help to plan her annual carol service.During the summer, Kate invited Lady Gabriella, the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, to join her team organising her annual Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey. The heart-warming gesture was very much in tune with the overall theme of the […]

A 77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester has been recalled to prison after she was unable to be fitted with an electronic tag.Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison in August for being part of a group that blocked the M25 in November 2022. The grandmother, from Bristol, was released early on 18 November on a home detention curfew - but the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS) was unable to […]

Presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is "healing well" and feeling "almost normal" weeks after having two benign tumours removed from her jaw.The TV, radio, and podcast host, 43, posted pictures of her scars on her Instagram page on Saturday. "The human body is incredible," she wrote. "In less than three weeks you can barely notice where I had the tumour removed."I feel almost normal. My ear is still quite […]

Britons have been told to expect an "exceptionally mild" Christmas day.Those holding out hope for a white Christmas are likely in for disappointment as the Met Office said the big day will be "a fairly cloudy, nondescript day" instead. There are yellow wind warnings in place over the weekend, threatening to bring gusts of up to 85mph.But from next week, winds will start to ease, giving way to bright spells […]

Roxy Horner has confirmed her engagement to comedian Jack Whitehall, sharing footage and pictures of her ring.The model welcomed her first child with Whitehall last year. In a post on Instagram, she flashed her ring in several clips with her new fiance in a video montage. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission […]

A children's charity has rejected a Christmas donation from outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.The Children's Society said it had "respectfully decided" not to accept the donation, saying that doing so would not be consistent with its work in supporting victims of child sexual abuse. Mr Welby - who will officially quit in early January over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal - made the offer in […]

A coroner has recorded an open conclusion into the death of TV doctor Michael Mosley, who died after going for a walk on a Greek island.The 67-year-old's body was found days after a search was launched by emergency services on Symi.Crispin Butler, the senior coroner for Buckinghamshire, said the broadcaster's death was "indeterminate" and "unascertainable".He added it was "most likely attributable either to heatstroke [accidental] or non-identified pathological cause".Mr Butler […]

Councils should "get on with the job" of fixing pothole-plagued roads, Sir Keir Starmer has said.The Prime Minister said damaged roads "can risk lives" and cost "hundreds if not thousands of pounds" for car repairs. He made the comments as the Department for Transport (DfT) announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.The Treasury announced in the Budget in October […]