Christmas Eve: Last News

A woman accused of assisting an offender in relation to the murder of Elle Edwards, allegedly texted her mother saying "I'm minding his f***ing clothes", a court heard. Ms Edwards, a 26-year-old beautician, tragically lost her life when Connor Chapman unleashed a hail of bullets from a Skorpion sub-machine gun outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey on Christmas Eve 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Empirical Evidence’s management division has signed American filmmaker Carson Lund, who directed Eephus, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section.

Nothing says Christmas like a selection box and B&M's new Cadbury hamper is back and even bigger this year. Last year's went down a storm with shoppers, containing 10 of the most popular products.

ITV has reportedly axed two shows - the celebrity song contest Britain Get Singing and the Saturday Night Takeaway gameshow spin-off Ring My Bell.

This holiday season, shoppers can grab a great deal on the Yankee Candle Advent Calendar, now available at Boots for £11 after cashback, thanks to TopCashback's limited-time offer. Usually priced at £26, this advent calendar becomes an unbeatable Christmas bargain when combined with the cashback offer for new TopCashback members.

Christopher Vourlias An explosive confrontation between a Muslim man and a Christian mob in an African nation on the brink is at the heart of “Safe House,” an upcoming drama from Norwegian filmmaker Eirik Svensson. The film, which is being repped internationally by TrustNordisk, was presented among the works in progress this week at the Finnish Film Affair in Helsinki.

Kate Middleton has made her first public appearance since her chemotherapy treatment ended by attending a matinee performance by the English National Ballet.

The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, is gradually returning to royal life by attending a matinee performance by the English National Ballet. After announcing earlier this month that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment following a cancer diagnosis in February, Kate attended the performance of Giselle at Sadlers Wells.The future Queen, 42, was so moved by the performance, she shared a personal message on X, saying: "Congratulations and thank you to @ENBallet and @Sadlers_Wells for the wonderfully powerful, moving and inspiring performance of Akram Khan's Giselle.

annual Christmas carol service in December despite battling cancer since the beginning of the year, PEOPLE confirmed on Wednesday.Middleton reportedly held a meeting at Windsor Castle on Tuesday with members of her team from Kensington Palace and the Royal Foundation to start planning the concert, called “Together at Christmas.”The meeting was listed in the court circular, a formal record of the royal family’s duties, and published by the UK newspaper The Times.The entry read, “The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning held a Meeting at Windsor Castle.”Middleton, her husband Prince William, and their kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, are all expected to be at this year’s Christmas carol service.The annual event, which began in 2021, takes place at Westminster Abbey and is broadcast on ITV on Christmas Eve.The bash highlights charities that are important to Middleton and William, 42.Last year, other members of the Firm showed up to the concert to support the Prince and Princess of Wales, including Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips’ two daughters, Savannah and Isla, as well as Princess Beatrice and her stepson Christopher Woolf.Middleton recently returned to work following her completion of preventative chemotherapy for cancer.“I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment,” she wrote in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 9.“Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus.

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The Princess of Wales has been working on one of the highlights of the royal calendar, her annual Christmas carol service. Kate Middleton, 42, was mentioned in the Court Circular after holding a meeting at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, 24 September, about the event, with aides and members of her Royal Foundation.

A 'brilliant' dad was tragically killed by a speeding drink-driver after he had enjoyed a Christmas Eve meal with friends.

Emiliana Betancourt “Terrifier 3” has not yet arrived in theaters, but already its writer and director Damien Leone confirmed that he will make “Terrifier 4.” The third installment of the slasher franchise premiered Thursday at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. During a Q&A, Leone affirmed, “Yes there will be a ‘Terrifier 4.’” No further details were given. The franchise gained a cult following with its first release, but it only became a big name in horror after the sequel came out.

Naman Ramachandran “Ted Lasso” star Nick Mohammed‘s comedy creation Mr. Swallow is set to bring his unique take on a holiday classic to London’s West End this winter. “A Christmas Carol (ish),” written by and starring the double Emmy-nominated Mohammed, will run at @sohoplace from Nov.

The North's largest heated outdoor and indoor festival is set to return to Manchester this winter. Depot Mayfield based near Piccadilly Station will once again hosts its popular Winter Island event later this year.

While some might cringe at the mention of Christmas this early, others are already bagging early gifts as retailers unveil their festive ranges. Among them is health and beauty titan, Boots, who have launched their first Star Gifts of 2024 - and I can already predict which ones will fly off the shelves.That's because I spent five years as a sales assistant for the high-street darling, where each September I'd pull a late shift to set up the festive displays and pack them with their popular '3 for 2' gifts. In the following weeks, I would assist shoppers in selecting presents and spotlight the biggest bargains, usually the weekly-rotating star gifts.

Home Bargains have announced extended holiday hours for their staff for the Christmas period.

Marta Balaga The challenge is on: the industry sidebar of Poland’s American Film Festival, U.S. in Progress, is ready to top its “exceptionally successful” 2023 edition in November. “U.S.

Taron Egerton's highly-anticipated action film has finally landed a Netflix release date. Carry On sees the former Rocketman and Kingsman star as Transport Security Agency officer Ethan Kopek.

Hunter Ingram In 2004, 12 jurors — backed by a horde of blood-thirsty Americans, who had followed the case on television day and night — found Scott Peterson guilty of the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Connor. Twenty years later, the convicted murderer is back before the court of public opinion with two new docuseries, with starkly opposing points of view, aimed at relitigating the case and swaying streaming audiences. But the projects have also arrived as new efforts are being made to overturn one of the most scrutinized convictions of the century.

American Murder: Laci Peterson is streaming now on Netflix, but where is Scott Lee Peterson now?The three-episode season explores the real-life, high-profile case of the murder of Peterson, who had gone missing from her home in Modesto, California on Christmas Eve in 2002 while eight months pregnant with her first child.Peterson’s remains were later found, alongside those of her unborn son, on the shores of San Francisco Bay. Her husband Scott, who had reported her missing, was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of murder.The case dominated headlines in the media for months at the time, and now, 20 years after Scott’s original prosecution, Netflix’s new series makes use of interviews with the detectives, lawyers and jurors involved in Peterson’s trial.Laci’s mother Sharon Rocha gives her first in-depth interview on the topic in the show too, as does Amber Frey, the woman Laci was living with at the time of her disappearance.All three episodes of American Murder: Laci Peterson are streaming on Netflix now.After the discovery of Laci’s remains, Scott was arrested in April 2003, at a time that he had reportedly been living out of his car, with police believing he was planning on fleeing to Mexico.His trail took place in 2004, and he was convicted of two counts of murder: first-degree murder with special circumstances for killing Laci and second-degree murder for killing the foetus she carried.He was sentenced to death via lethal injection, which he appealed.