The best of the Boxing Day sales on clothes, flights, tech and homewares this December 26

Australia will be one of the first countries to welcome Boxing Day pandemonium both online and in store with major retailers sporting 30 to 70 per cent off clothes, shoes, electronics, household goods and beauty products. The deals, which for some brands have started early, are expected to be snapped up by 9.7 million Australians, … Read more

Mum is slammed for $8 Kmart alternative to Christmas wrapping paper

Mum is slammed for $8 Kmart alternative to Christmas wrapping paper – with people calling it ‘boring’ and ‘pointless’ A mother’s sustainable solution to single-use wrapping has caused a stir online Instead of non-recyclable paper, she put presents in painted storage containers Despite her intentions, she was slammed for ruining the ‘magic’ of Christmas By … Read more

The easy last-minute craft ideas that will make your home look fantastic on Christmas Day 

The three best friends behind some of the most jaw-dropping home renovations in Australia have shared the simple last-minute craft ideas that will improve the look of your home this Christmas Day. Bonnie, Erin and Lana, from Sydney, form the Three Birds Renovations team, and have spent the past five years transforming people’s homes and turning … Read more

Junior GBBO winner, 13, celebrates Christmas with a chimney piece de resistance

Bake Off snowstopper! Junior GBBO winner, 13, celebrates Christmas with a chimney piece de resistance called ‘When Santa got stuck in the chimney’ Fin Woodward, 13, from Manchester has created a two-tier Christmas cake  The cake includes a dash of brandy and a vanilla and chocolate chip sponge The schoolboy has called the cake ‘When … Read more

Czech Holocaust survivor Olga Horak reveals her incredible journey from Auschwitz to Australia

Amidst piles of corpses and tens of thousands of starving, stateless people, 18-year-old Olga Horak and her mother Piroska stood in the chaos of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on April 15, 1945, scarcely believing they had survived six long years of Nazi persecution together. But less than two days after being liberated from their German oppressors, … Read more

Mumsnet user claims it’s ‘manky’ to stay in your pyjamas on Christmas day

Woman argues it’s ‘manky’ to stay in pyjamas on Christmas day as others brand it ‘heavenly’ – but how will YOU be dressing on 25 December? Mumsnet user, from the UK, said it’s ‘manky’ to stay in pyjamas on Christmas day Many internet users were left divided, with one even branding idea ‘heavenly’  Others defended … Read more

Meghan Markle discusses racism/ being mixed race in resurfaced video 

The Duchess of Sussex is seen discussing her racial heritage and hopes for a friendlier world in a candid campaign video dating back to February 2012. The resurfaced video, filmed as part of the ‘I Won’t Stand For…’ campaign for US charity Erase The Hate, saw stars including Meghan Markle and her former Suits co-star Patrick … Read more

Mother who lost all three children to cystic fibrosis pens moving letter about ’empty space’ at Xmas

A mother whose three children all died from cystic fibrosis penned a heartbreaking letter describing the ’empty space’ that now surrounds her at Christmas – and says losing a child is like ‘having your heart torn out and your stomach emptied’. Kathleen Keyes, 62, from Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, lost her surviving son Fergal, 31, … Read more

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden put on adorable display with sons in Christmas card

Festive family! Princess Sofia of Sweden dons a tartan skirt as she and Prince Carl Philip cuddle up with their two sons in matching red cardigans to wish fans a ‘wonderful Christmas’ Prince Carl Philip, 40, and Princess Sofia of Sweden, 35, shared Christmas card Posted unseen photo on Instagram posing by Christmas tree alongside … Read more