Jason Manford on the Christmas traditions he can't get his head around

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentWhen Amazon announced in August 2021 that its billion-dollar “Lord of the Rings” TV series would shift production to England, fans were stunned. Though J.R.R.

It’s been a trying, exhausting, and turbulent year all round. With just days until Christmas, the Omicron variant has firmly taken its grip across the UK – leaving many of us fearing for our health as well as wondering what we’ll be allowed to do.

While December 25 is just around the corner, the prospect of a white Christmas isn’t looking likely. As we organise the last of our Christmas shopping, temperatures are set to soar unseasonably high with the mercury reading higher than Madrid.

The holidays are coming, but they bring some health warnings with them. As much as festive Brits are looking forward to tucking into their Christmas dinner and setting up camp in front of the TV, leading charity Asthma UK has warned that for many, Christmas brings with it health complications.

Elton John and Ed Sheeran‘s new Christmas song is set for a second week at the top of the UK singles charts.The pair’s festive collaboration ‘Merry Christmas’, which came out earlier this month (December 3), hit top spot in the charts last week. Its first week sales saw the song rack up 76,700 chart sales, including 7.6million streams.

If there's one thing that confirms the festive period has arrived, it's Christmas songs. Each year a host of popular festive tracks take over shops, radio, and venues as December gets underway.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly continued to entertain the British public with another dig aimed at Boris Johnson.The Prime Minister has been at the centre of great controversy over recent days amid claims of a Christmas Party hosted at Downing Street last year, which he vehemently denies.

It must nearly be Christmas... because Aldi has launched its incredible Pigs In Blanket Footlong Sandwich.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John's Merry Christmas has become the UK's Number 1 Trending Song.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John have dropped the very festive music video for their new single, Merry Christmas.

Netflix is returning to the Death to 2021 comedy landmark special, with Lucy Liu, Stockard Channing and The Good Place‘s William Jackson Harper joining the cast.

Scotland's National Clinical Director has said people shouldn't cancel office Christmas parties this year but urged Scots to practice caution following the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John have announced the title and release date of their highly anticipated Christmas duet.

Sharing a glimpse. Proud mom Jodie Turner-Smith couldn’t resist showing off husband Joshua Jackson and daughter Janie’s sweet father-daughter moment.

It looks like things are heating up for Jason Sudeikis and his new girlfriend Keeley Hazell! The 46-year-old actor and his Ted Lasso co-star, 35, were spotted enjoying a sun-soaked holiday in Cabo San Lucas on Wednesday, November 24. Jason was every inch the gentleman as he wrapped a towel around the British model, who showcased her flawless figure in a leopard print bikini, in the photos published via the Daily Mail.

Jason Sudeikis and his Ted Lasso co-star Keeley Hazell are enjoying a pre-Thanksgiving getaway in Mexico. The 46-year-old actor was spotted kissing the English model and actress, 35, while in Cabo San Lucas on Monday, Nov. 22. The couple enjoyed a stroll on the beach, where they stopped to affectionately embrace and kiss, as seen in photos here.