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It's around 9:45am on the edge of Ancoats, and a queue is starting to form outside a faded brick warehouse.

It won’t be a happy Christmas for thousands of people across Greater Manchester this year.

Dick Capri has sadly passed away, but was able to spend one final Christmas with his family.

A mum says she has been left 'traumatised' after her three-year-old daughter became seriously unwell when she was given a pitta bread at nursery.

Rugby legend Geoff Wheel has died aged 73 after a battle with Motor Neurone disease, it was announced today (26 December).The sportsman was known for being an iconic figure in Welsh rugby, earning 32 caps for his country throughout his career. Geoff's former club, Swansea RFC, confirmed that he passed away this Boxing Day. In a post shared to the club's official Instagram page, the caption read: "All at Swansea RFC are very sad to hear of the passing of former Swansea and Wales and Barbarians forward Geoff Wheel.

Gwyneth Paltrow is reflecting on her family.

Utter the words ‘Trafford Centre’ during the festive period and you'll get a couple of different reactions. The first is more akin to a glint in the eye - the serious shoppers who are happy to take on the mammoth queues whether it’s Christmas Eve or the crack of dawn on Boxing Day.

.So when Laverty, 29, moved to London a few years ago, she thought she’d try her hand at a cookbook club—an edible spin on the age-old . In April 2023, a six-person cohort gathered at Laverty’s house in West London armed with ingredients, and began cooking different recipes out of “We all have such busy lives, and it can be really hard to make consistent plans,” says Laverty, whose group now meets monthly.

Covid-19, flu, RSV and norovirus - a threat that NHS chiefs have called the 'quad-demic' - are all spreading across the country as winter viruses continue to take hold.

Many people think the best part of Christmas grub is the leftovers.

The festive season is a time for celebration, spending quality time with loved ones and, of course, indulging in food. It's estimated that the average Brit consumes around 6,000 calories on Christmas Day – two or three times the recommended daily intake. And that doesn't even cover the leftovers on Boxing Day and Twixmas.

Inside a building in the heart of the Northern Quarter, more than 180 of Manchester's most vulnerable people gathered for Christmas dinner yesterday.

Steering your diet onto a new course might help in turning back the hands of time on early dementia symptoms. Dispelling the fatalistic belief that dementia is simply a genetic card many are dealt, ageing specialist Claire Steves shared her insights on the Zoe Science and Nutrition podcast.

If you enjoyed a festive Christmas dinner yesterday, chances are your fridge is now overflowing with leftovers. This surplus of food is the perfect excuse to create the ultimate sandwich, a true highlight of the year.

The family cider makers are committed to supporting communities by providing them with resources to create their own orchards.

This year saw the launch of ambitious plans to change the face of Oldham in the coming years.

Once the festive feast on Christmas Day is over, many will be left pondering what to do with all the turkey leftovers. Boxing Day might be filled with leftover sandwiches, or even round two of a full roast dinner.

Just Jared previously profiled some of the most famous celebrity vegans, and now, we’re taking a closer look at some of the celebrities who quit being vegan and started eating animal products again.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Johnny Reardon, star of Hallmark holiday movies like this year’s “Believe in Christmas,” revealed in a Christmas Eve Instagram post that he has been recovering from tonsil cancer. The Canadian actor, who stars in the canine-themed detective TV series “Hudson & Rex,” wrote “Last night was my first night out after my recovery from tonsil cancer.” He went on to thank his partner, kids, siblings and parents who helped out during his recovery, as well as the medical workers and others who cared for him. His wife Meghan Ory, also a Hallmark star, posted the photo on Instagram stories and wrote, “This man inspires me every day with his strength, his kindness and love that didn’t falter once even when he was in insane pain.

From magnificent Tudor feasts to Edwardian dinner tables groaning with delicacies, banquets have always been part of royal life. A guest of Queen Victoria’s at Christmas described a “mighty sight”: 50 turkeys being roasted in the kitchen, a huge slab of beef and a woodcock pie of 100 birds.Today’s menu is slimmed down, but the setting for Christmas lunch is just as majestic. If numbers allow, the royals will eat in Sandringham’s green dining room.

Christmas Day has come and gone, and now, attention is turning to the next big event - the Boxing Day sales.