Australian celebrities rolled out the tinsel, the glamour and the heartwarming family moments on Christmas Day. Tammy Hembrow posed inside her Gold Coast home alongside her three children, daughters Saskia and Posy, and son Wolf, in a stunning family portrait. The couple posed beside a decorated Christmas tree topped with a silver star, with Bryce opting for a cream jumper, light jeans and white sneakers. Sally Obermeder also shared a heartwarming Christmas family snap, posing proudly with her loved ones inside her home. Married At First Sight favourites Johnny and Kerry Balbuziente also shared a festive family moment as they posed with Santa alongside their young son.

Bono joins annual Dublin city centre Christmas Eve busking sessionBy Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationBono, Imelda May and Oscar winner Glen Hansard have taken part in a Christmas Eve charity busking session in Dublin city centre. Hansard opened the annual event on Wednesday night, telling the large crowd that more than 30 artists were waiting to perform. Danny O’Donoghue (Conor O Mearain/PA) Photo by Conor O MearainU2 frontman Bono was one of the last to take to the stage, performing a rendition of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) with singer May. Shobsy takes part in the annual Christmas Eve busk (Evan Treacy/PA) Photo by Evan TreacyThe event started in 2010 as an impromptu sing-song on Grafton Street, one of the capital’s main shopping thoroughfares. Jason Hanaway, who lives between New York and Poland, said the event was “brilliant”, adding “only in Dublin”.

Christmas is a time like no other. Steeped in personal and shared traditions, it’s usually marked by long-awaited reunions, cosy pints, late nights, short dark days and twinkling winter lights. But while we tuck into turkey, ham and Tayto, friends and family scattered across the globe are finding new ways to mark the season — often in countries where Christmas isn’t even a public holiday.

Opened your presents or waiting for Christmas dinner to be served up? Or simply ready to gloat about your knowledge of the year’s happenings? We’ve got you sorted – put yourself to the test by having a go at our annual Christmas quiz. With a jam-packed 80 questions across multiple topics from news to showbiz and sport, it’s the perfect way to take some time out. Ready, set, go!

As people prepare to carve into their Christmas Day turkeys, some may wonder why the birds' eggs never make it onto the holiday menu. Turkey eggs are almost never found on grocery shelves or holiday plates. Chickens, on the other hand, only have to reach about five months before they lay eggs. As a result, farmers would need to charge at least £2.22 per turkey egg, meaning a dozen would cost around £26.64. Today, turkey eggs are a rarity, sought mainly by food enthusiasts or farmers looking to meet England's demand for Christmas.

Hospitals in Marion County, Indiana are imposing temporary visitor restrictions due to rising flu and RSV cases. New York State has also mandated masks for unvaccinated healthcare workers in patient areas, as statewide flu cases and related hospitalizations have more than doubled in recent weeks. Flu hospitalizations have been climbing since early October but began to spike in mid-November. Flu hospitalizations have been climbing since October and spiked in mid-November. And of course the virus changed, but there might be some protection from that H3N2 season.’

Livermore, CA (94550)TodayLight rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%..TonightBecoming partly cloudy after some evening rain. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

Teahcers have revealed the most shocking packed lunches they've seen pupils bring in, and the contents are hard to stomach. AdvertisementOne primary school student from Halifax, West Yorks, brought a pork pie and a can of shandy for lunch, explaining he had prepared it himself as "that's all there was in the fridge". Another child arrived with a can of Red Bull and a bag of Monster Munch corn snacks. The same teacher questioned a mother about her child's Red Bull and was told: "He'd had a late night on his Xbox and seemed like he needed a pick-me-up." In Birmingham, a staff member discovered a student had been sent to school with a Happy Meal box containing a cold McDonald's burger and fries.

The 25-year-old from the heart of steeplechase country in Doneraile in north Cork goes into the Christmas racing action as the country’s leading rider. But in terms of banging in winners, O’Keeffe hasn’t missed a beat and that impact will be stamped all over the holiday action. When Blackmore’s serious neck injury ruled her out for the three months before last Christmas O’Keeffe made filling in for her seem routine. Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe. Darragh O’Keeffe gives every sign of continuing to make the most of it.

The 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is, as one critic put it, a classic love story and it's now streaming on Netflix. Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy the film has an incredible Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%. 'But as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.' Critic Don Shanahan described the film as 'stately, emotional, sumptuous, and perfect in every way' earlier this year. Pride and Prejudice (2005) is available to stream on Netflix now.

The Finnish entrepreneur competed against the likes of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim when attempting to buy United in 2023. I want to be able to give a Christmas present to Manchester United. With that money, Manchester United could significantly strengthen their squad and do other things as well. He added: "I would love to be working with Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Article continues belowJoin our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

Undoubtedly, coastal areas of the south-west offer premium places for healthy, outdoor activity, with some in West Cork being personal favourites. On a sunny, frosty day in late November, I revisited Warren Strand, Rosscarbery, to find just a few other people there. Then back to Warren Strand, with a walk of a few kilometres to Rosscarbery village recommended. In Kerry, Carrauntuohill is always testing, particularly in winter, but that doesn’t stop hundreds of people venturing onto the slopes every St Stephen’s Day, especially. Starting from the upper Torc car park, this is a splendid 16-kilometre trail that’s rough in places, so good footwear is essential.

With 900 fine dining restaurants and 150 five-star hotels per 100km squared, the top spot goes to Paris in France, the city of love and a well-known destination for those seeking a glamorous experience. This included how many millionaires and billionaires live there, relative to population, fine dining restaurant density, five-star hotels, luxury retail stores, and casinos per square kilometre. The French capital stands out with its high-end cuisine, offering nearly 834 fine dining restaurants per 100 km2, more than any other destination. The Italian fashion capital rivals Paris in fine dining, showing 193 upscale restaurants that serve a smaller but more concentrated community of 82,000 millionaires. New York City follows behind as America's second most luxurious city.

‘Fewer people are getting married full stop, that’s a worry’ – Archbishop Eamon Martin wants a minister for marriage to help declining wedding rateCatholic leader says low number of marriages a concern for the State and for the church‘Fewer people are getting married full stop, that’s a worry’ – Archbishop Eamon Martin wants a minister for marriage to help declining wedding rateSarah Mac Donald Today at 06:30The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has called on the Government to introduce a minister for marriage over the country’s declining marriage rates and the worrying number of incidents of domestic violence towards women.

Photograph: Eric LukeI was in my early 20s, giddy to be home for Christmas, sitting in front of the fire. In his 17 years dealing with Parkinson’s Disease, it was the only time I ever heard him complain. He was a tall handsome man – the disease never really took that away – and he was a superb golfer. Once when he and my mother arrived down to swim in Clashganny, the river line was blocked with dredging machines. “We swam around in the leaf green light.”[ Father’s Day: My father before he was a dadOpens in new window ]Did he know that would be the last time he’d ever speak to me?