'We’re having Christmas on our own so we have future Christmases with our loved ones' - Families aren't taking any risks this festive season

Chloe Sims has unveiled her incredible Christmas decorations at home and fans are obsessed with her gorgeous ornaments.The TOWIE star lives in a very glamorous Essex home, which she is always showing off on social media. And Christmas is no exception in the Sims household, with Chloe, 38, enlisting some help from The Festive Group to spruce up her home.

KATIE Price became emotional as she filmed her latest YouTube video of Harvey listening to his special message from Father Christmas. In The Sun's exclusive preview Harvey, 18, looked overwhelmed as Santa delivered the good news that he had made it onto his 'nice list' — because he is so good to his mum.

The Felix Project by raffling off some of its most iconic designer bags, spurring on our campaign to get food to those in need across the UK.The £1 raffle is set to take place across the first three weeks of December.Felix will then use the funds to gather surplus, high quality food and redistribute it to organisations including charity With Compassion, who have been using it to offer 1,000 hot meals a day to those in need as part of The Independent’s campaign.Meanwhile, those looking to keep up their fitness ahead of the festive period are being called upon to take part in a string of daily sponsored jogs in support of Felix.The 12 days of Christmas virtual challenge set up by With Compassion will see people run or walk for an hour every

Back to the Future will be screening for free in select cinemas this week.Showcase Cinemas are showing the 1985 sci-fi classic in five of their venues reopening this week, as the national lockdown lifts today (December 2).The film will be screening at Showcase Cinema de Lux Southampton, Reading, Liverpool, Peterborough and Showcase Cinema Newham this Friday (December 4) at no charge.Showcase Cinemas UK General Manager, Mark Barlow, said in a statement: “We are delighted that we are able to open five Showcase Cinemas and we look forward to welcoming back families and households to the big screen.“We know how much people have missed the big screen experience, so we are thrilled to welcome guests ‘Back to the Cinema’ by offering a

petition, titled 'Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas' has amassed almost 118.5k signatures, above the 100k needed to spark a debate in Parliament. But the Department for Education has been quick to respond, stressing it 'remains a national priority to keep schools open full time and and avoid further disruption to education'.The government has already shot down the attempt of one education trust to close earlier than planned.

A young child was killed Tuesday evening in Fresno, Calif., when an Amtrak train struck a minivan carrying a family to see the popular Christmas Tree Lane lights display.  The collision, which occurred about 5:40 p.m. PT, sent three other family members to the Community Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

Glamour , “Watching these movies is no longer a guilty pleasure—it's appointment television. From unofficial drinking games to a user-friendly app, it's become cool to stay home and watch two people in sweaters fall in love in a town named like a Bath & Body Works lotion.”That is especially true this year, when I think we all need a little Christmas cheer more than ever before.

Christmas.The three-month-old Rottweiler appears to have been abandoned in Hyde Park because he was blind.He has been named Oliver Twist by staff at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home because of his adorable habit of bringing his food bowl over demanding “more" after meals.The animal rehoming charity fears it could have been the reason he was abandoned in the iconic central London park.Battersea centre manager Steve Craddock said he thought it was likely that Oliver was abandoned by a breeder because of his blindness."We'll never know the real reason why young Oliver was abandoned," he said, "but it may have been because being blind would make it harder for a breeder to sell him to new owners."Dogs are amazing animals, and blind dogs are often

direct to your inboxPublic transport is expected to be busier than usual this weekend as students head home for the Christmas holidays.Those studying at the country’s universities have been given a ‘travel window’ spanning Thursday December 3 and Wednesday December 9.This is to allow students to visit their families over the festive period.It excludes students who have tested positive or been notified by the NHS test and trace system.But travellers have been warned that rail services - especially those spanning long distances - are expected to be busier than usual.Transport for Greater Manchester has issued a warning, tweeting: “'Public transport is expected to be busier than usual on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, in particular

Miley Cyrus led off a new, weekly holiday-themed concert series from Amazon hosted by Lil Nas X.

Boris Johnson wouldn't rule out having a Covid-19 vaccine live on TV, his press secretary has said.

Billie Eilish has been struggling with an “identity crisis” as she experiments with different fashion styles.The Bad Guy hitmaker has become known for her baggy and oversized clothing onstage and on the red carpet, but the 18-year-old admits it’s far from her signature style because she’s still figuring out her preferred look.Asked to describe her style in three words for her fourth annual Time Capsule video chat with Vanity Fair, she said, “Billie Eilish parody.”Explaining her answer, she continued, “For a while now I have been really having an identity crisis a little. I think it was (last) December.

Prince Harry's passion for conservation and taking care of the planet has a new meaning since the birth of his and Meghan Markle's son, Archie, in 2019. The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex helped to launch the conservation-based streaming service, WaterBear Network, with a new video talk, and it was here that he spoke about fatherhood. «Being in nature is the most healing part of life. I truly believe that's why it's there,» Harry said.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jack Whitehall, Cressida Bonas and Craig David were among stars of a carol concert to raise money for our Christmas appeal. They took part in the Fayre of St James’s concert last night for our appeal partner, The Felix Project.

Spoiler Alert: This article contains information about some scenes in "The Undoing" "The Undoing" star Matilda De Angelis has been the topic of discussion around the globe as the HBO miniseries went viral. De Angelis, 25, of Bologna, Italy, is a critical character in the thriller as the entire plot centers on who bludgeoned her character Elena Alves to death.

Christmas this year. The Met Office has provided its most up to date long range weather forecast for the UK in the fortnight between December 15 and December 29.

Loose Women will be airing on Christmas Eve.

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direct to your inboxWhile Christmas isn't all about what's on TV, it still remains a big part of people's festivities.Especially if there is a special episode of a much-loved series on. The BBC attracted millions of us to BBC One last Christmas day thanks to the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special.

Christmas is coming and if you've still got to pick up gifts for loved ones, then there's good news.

Christmas. Yesterday, it was announced that Debenhams would be closing up to 124 store in the UK after Arcadia went into administration.If a buyer isn’t found for the department store then the high street favourite could go into liquidation.In what may be the last ever sale across Debenhams' remaining 124 shops the store is flogging products at 70% off.The pre-Christmas clearance will benefit from the day now dubbed “Wild Wednesday”. Will you be shopping now lockdown is over? Let us know in the comments... As England comes out of lockdown, retailers are returning with new 24-hour opening times in an attempt to recuperate the £900m loss due to coronavirus restrictions.It’s set to be one of the biggest shopping days of the year, though social