The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more
Dusseldorf might not be the first spot in Germany you’d think of for a weekend break. But there’s plenty to see and do — and eat and drink — in this city of 600,000, especially with its fantastic Christmas market in full swing right now. Its air of prosperity is evident everywhere, especially among citizens … Read more
More than one million people sign petition in protest at Netflix Christmas film depicting Jesus as gay A Christmas satire on Netflix depicting Jesus in a gay relationship has sparked a backlash in Brazil Almost 1.5 million people have signed a petition calling for the film to be axed The First Temptation of Christ is … Read more
A festive tree bought for a baby girl’s first Christmas and planted in a garden by her proud grandparents now stands 30ft tall almost 30 years on. Grandfather Keith Turner bought a tiny potted fir tree from a small local shop on his way home from work on in December 1990. It was granddaughter Charlotte’s … Read more
Before social media you could buy a dress for a social occasions, such as the Christmas party, and reuse it time and time again, but now many of us are all too aware of being pictured in the ‘same outfit’. So a new UK-based designer fashion app, called By Rotation, which allows you to borrow clothes … Read more
Deck the halls! From a candle subscription to luxurious bedding FEMAIL reveals interiors gifts that will delight those with an eye for design this Christmas (with prices starting at just £8.99) FEMAIL picked out a selection of stylish homeware, decor and gadgets for refreshing your interior From £8.99 tea lights to a cordless vacuum cleaner, there’s … Read more
Deliveroo’s moving first Christmas advert focuses on real-life deliveries as it highlights vital work of NHS midwives ‘For the midwife’ TV Christmas advert features UCLH maternity nurse Katy Deliveroo is donating to UCLH midwives for every order placed in December Around 1,400 Christmas Day babies are born in hospitals nationwide each year By Lara Keay … Read more
Asda have been named the cheapest supermarket in Britain to shop for Christmas. A new report, from trade magazine The Grocer, found the average cost of a Christmas shop at Asda, was £6.33 less than its nearest rival, making it the best value shop for the seventh year running. The shop of 33 festive items, … Read more
Parents accuse deputy head of ‘ruining the magic’ after he told distraught 11-year-old children that Christmas was not about Santa or presents Archbishop Sentamu School, Hull, was accused of ‘ruining magic of Christmas’ The teacher told distraught students: ‘We all know there is no Father Christmas’ The school principal apologised for claim during a talk on … Read more
Revealed: Britons pay more for Christmas travel than Europeans as 12million plan to hit the roads, rails and skies to spend the festive season with their loved ones Researchers say Britons pay an average of £1.67 per mile to travel for Christmas But they found that those in Europe were only paying £1.19 per mile … Read more
Here’s what you COULD have won! Daily Mirror’s Kevin Maguire tweets paper’s unused front page that’s now ‘in the BIN’… as Piers Morgan jokes ‘it never happened, I’m afraid’ Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire has revealed front page that never was It proclaimed ‘Christmas Miracle’ victory for Jeremy Corbyn in General Election They prepared three … Read more
The radio is playing non-stop cheesy Christmas anthems, the shops are full of sequined dresses and the party season is well and truly upon us. But while the office do might come as a welcome opportunity for workmates to let their hair down, for a legion of women (myself included) it also presents an annual … Read more
With many of us cramming in more festive parties than hot dinners at this time of the year, our usual sleeping patterns are likely to go out the window. Late nights, alcohol and worrying about those Christmas presents we still haven’t bought yet are all factors which could disrupt our slumber. In a recent study … Read more