Sexy Santa outfit, 'cheesy' photos and matching PJs - how celebs spent Christmas

A drunk driver ploughed into a young woman and her partner as they waked home on Christmas Eve.

Celebs have been sharing how they've been spending their Christmas, with cute matching pyjamas and heart-warming photos featuring loved-ones reunited.

Archivists at the Manchester Evening News have unearthed some truly stunning photos of Christmas in Manchester city centre during the 1970s and 1980s.

Father Christmas in the precinct, Mr Simms’ sweet shop and the Salvation Army Band at the Merseyway can only mean one thing - it's Christmas in Stockport.

Pep Guardiola has been warned that Manchester City might lose Phil Foden and Jack Grealish if their punishment for 'behaviour' issues was over the top.

A mum who was able to send Christmas presents to her children from prison says it gave them hope that “mummy was going to be alright”.

A nine-year-old boy has gone without Christmas presents this year - and asked Santa for donations to Manchester dog shelter instead.

While shoppers were hunting down last-minute Christmas gifts in the city centre, police have been trying to stop some bargain hunters just outside of it.

Manchester United have continued their beautiful tradition of sending gifts and messages of support to children's hospitals ahead of Christmas Day.

Turkeys are being collected, veg hoarded and cheese stockpiled by customers at food shops across Manchester, as the Christmas rush began in earnest today.

This year, Santa has had a helping hand from the people of Manchester in raising enough money to buy Christmas gifts for more than 35,000 disadvantaged children.

Bolton’s Covid-19 booster vaccine efforts will hit top gear this week — as a new 24-hour clinic opens on Thursday.

"We can't wait to get home, sit in our pyjamas and do nothing for a week," laughs Eddie Osman as the final day of trading on Manchester Christmas Markets dawns.

Staff at vaccination clinics across Greater Manchester will be giving booster jabs on Christmas Day.

Gogglebox star family The Malones are officially ready for Christmas after getting to grips with their outdoor lights display.The family unveiled the seasonal set-up on their Instagram page, where they shared a photo of the outside of their home.

The country was told that all over-18s will now be offered the booster jab by the end of December in the fight against Omicron, tributes have poured in of a 25-year-old man who died in a horrific street attack in Bolton last night, a mum-of-two has complained that her mouldy house is making her children ill and a man has been jailed for hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a couple in front of two off-duty police officers last year.

A letter sent to GPs by the country's medical chiefs has warned of a 'much larger' Omicron wave due to hit in 'two to three weeks', as they told doctors of a huge rollout of the booster programme 'with no notice'.

Marcus Rashford has been criticised by some for an under-par performance in Manchester United's fixture with Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.