Costa's new Christmas range includes pigs in blanket panini and Quality Street drinks

Emmerdale has teased explosive festive episodes and hinted that Meena Jutla could kill again with Dawn Taylor her potential next victim.The hit ITV soap has warned that the upcoming scenes will be a "Christmas the villagers will never forget" and will leave some things "changed forever".

Natalya Wright, the younger sister of The Only Way Is Essex stars Mark and Jessica Wright, wowed in a stunning velvet dress as part of Quiz’s 2021 Christmas campaign. In photographs, Natalya could be seen wearing a black cowl neck midi dress, with a split up the thigh.The split has silver embellished detailing on it, drawing your attention to Natalya’s toned legs.The 21 year old’s outfit was coupled with her hair down in a bouncy, curly blow-dry and large silver hoops.

TV star Gok Wan is eager to kickstart the festive season this year, as he recently showed off his impressive Christmas decorations on Instagram. The fashion stylist's incredible London home has undergone the ultimate festive makeover, making it look even more stunning than usual.

Christmas is just around the corner, and the festive season has definitely kickstarted. Various Christmas adverts have already been released, numerous new gifts have been launched, and it won't be long until the decorations are up.

Some people may think it is still too early to put the Christmas decorations up - certainly not Georgia Kousolou though. However, not even Grinch would deny somebody the joy of a festive sarnie in November.

It might only be November, but after last year's chaotic, restriction-filled Christmas, Brits aren't messing about for the 2021 festivities.

Queen Elizabeth II has returned to Windsor Castle after a short trip to Sandringham.The 95 year old monarch visited her Norfolk estate on Thursday 4 November, and returned home via helicopter. While the Queen has been advised to take things easy in the wake of her recent health scares, it’s believed she got the green light from her doctors to take the short trip to Sandringham where she is preparing for the Royal Family to arrive at Christmas.

Every year, The British Royal Family gather together for a jam-packed few days of highly-organised Christmas celebrations. Of course, they celebrate with a cheeky tipple just like the rest of us Brits, but they also have to adhere to many rules and age-old traditions.

Unless you've been living under a rock these past few months... Chances are, you've heard of Little Moons.The branded mochi company - which put a supermarket-friendly spin on the Japanese dessert - went viral back in 2020 after a series of TikTok videos caused the frozen treats to sell out across the country.

Christmas is coming and so are the endless delicious-looking festive menus! Restaurants and various other chains across Britain are already rolling out their seasonal food and drink offerings and customers can't wait to sink their teeth into them. Starbucks is introducing a chocolate orange toastie this year, whilst McDonald's is expanding its McCafe range in the run-up to December 25.

Christmas adverts seem to get bigger and better each year, as they become an essential part of kickstarting the festive season. As we enter the run up to Christmas, many retailers have began releasing festive adverts.

Coronation Street fans have been left fearing for their favourite Emma Brooker after she gave new fiancé Curtis Delamere a large sum of money. On Friday's episode, Emma's father Steve McDonald kindly gave her some of his savings so she could help partner Curtis, who has a "life-threatening" heart condition, see a top specialist.

teasing the new song on Twitter earlier this week, Carey released “Fall in Love at Christmas” — featuring Khalid and Kirk Franklin — on Friday. The single came as a package, complete with an accompanying music video that features Carey frolicking in the snow, filmed at her home and at the Butterfly Lounge in Los Angeles.The new holiday tune was met with support and joy online, as listeners flocked to listen right as the clock struck midnight.“I’m so happy,” tweeted one fan in response.

Starbucks nails the Christmas menu every single year, and 2021 is no exception.The high street coffee shop chain has already revealed its drink menu for the festive season, with the likes of a Caramel Waffle Latte and a Fudge Brownie Hot Chocolate all in stores now. From November 4, Starbucks customers can enjoy a whole range of new foodie bits on the menu, ranging from a plant-based festive sandwich to a crazy-sounding chocolate orange toastie.

Giorgio Moroder‘s 1984 hit ‘Together In Electric Dreams’ for this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.The up-and-coming singer has performed a downbeat cover of the electro classic for the annual festive video, which you can view below.The clip shows a young boy meeting an alien in the woods who he brings home to meet his family for Christmas.“I feel super honoured to be a part of this, growing up I always watched the John Lewis Christmas adverts, they’re iconic and so it kinda feels surreal

John Lewis Christmas adverts have become a staple of the festive period and rarely fail to bring a tear to the eye.

One of the best things about the upcoming festive season is undoubtedly all of the festive food and drink offerings which become available to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

John Lewis has shared a teaser clip of their highly-anticipated Christmas advert, which is set to be released on Thursday 4 November.The retailer's 2021 advert teaser shows a young boy travelling on a train as he witnesses a red light falling from the sky.The screen then goes black as the words "Christmas is landing" appear on the screen, followed by the date 4 Novmber 20201, when the full ad will be released.