Eager bargain hunters wrapped themselves in blankets and scarves as they waited in the crisp winter weather for doors to open at High Street giants across the UK.read
As you consider rushing out to the High Street sales today, beware of becoming a victim of the so-called 'contactless' credit card revolution that is being championed by banks.read
With the joy of unwrapping presents on Christmas morning gone for another year, it's time to grab a bargain on Boxing Day.read
With retailers offering huge discounts, ELIZA SCARBOROUGH gives her guide on where to pick up the best purchases for shoppers planning on hitting the post Christmas sales.read
Stewart Greene, 64, has been remanded into custody after appearing before magistrates' accused of the murder of his nine-year-old grandson Alex Robinson, in Lincoln, East Midlands.read
Under new plans announced today, cash machines which charge people to withdraw money are to be phased out with small businesses offered incentives to make their cash points free.read
Sherrie Hewson urged her only child Keeley, now 30, not to make the same mistake as her and to focus on starting a family early after she waited until she was 33 before having her first child.read
After a warmer than average Christmas Day, temperatures plunged overnight and snow is set to sweep in from the Atlantic today, hitting much of England and Walesread
Pranksters poked fun after the BBC reported a weather alert this morning under the headline: 'Yellow snow warning for Wales'read
Harper, the name of the Beckhams' daughter, outstripped the likes of Thea, Darcie and Lottie to become the girls' name growing fastest in popularity in Britain this year.read
The Boxing Day rail shutdown comes despite the fact that the Conservatives in opposition repeatedly complained about a lack of rail services on the day after Christmas.read
Labour cabinet minister Tony Benn was considered by the Soviet Union an 'unnecessary simpleton' who was too stupid to recruit as an agent, a KGB defector has claimed.read
The Sun claimed that the 38-year-old is receiving £15,000 a year from dad David and mum Pauline for the bungalow in Runcorn, Cheshire, which is paid by the taxpayer.read
Gamers were left disappointed on Christmas Day after hacking group Lizard Squad carried through with its threat to bring down both Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live.read
New Labour's 24-hour drinking laws have left Britain 'awash' with cheap alcohol and plagued by late night violence, experts warned last night.read
Judge Nicholas Kearns, pictured, president of the Irish High Court, has said doctors may switch off the life support machine of a pregnant woman who has been clinically dead since December 3.read
Dave Burn, 49, from Barkingm, Essex, weighed 18st and was attempting to scale Mount Snowdon in Wales to celebrate his birthday. He had to give up just a third of the way up the 3,500 peak.read
There's no doubt that the selfie has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon. But it appears that some selfie-goers are still a little confused about when it is appropriate to whip out the camera phone.read
More than 2,700 jobs are at risk over the Christmas period as City Link, one of the UK's biggest parcel delivery services, has gone in to administration.read
The likes of Kate Moss and the Gallagher brothers', could soon be partying in the Highlands at a hotel owned by the man behind royal favourites Mahiki and Whiskey Mist.read
British happiness experts Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker devised a list of cheering activities for each day of January. It includes random acts of kindness and giving up moaning.read
Two years after starring at the London Olympics in 2012, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny have announced they are getting married.read
Jojo Meadows, 38, from Hereford, Shropshire, suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome a rare condition which causes her bones to dislocate up to a whopping ten times a day.read
After weeks of speculation over the state of her relationship with her husband Stephen Belafonte, Mel B is appears to have reunited with the American film producer.read
The projections, in the World Economic League Table by the influential City think-tank the Centre for Economic and Business Research, will make encouraging reading for George Osborne.read
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens (pictured) will ask GPs to identify tens of thousands of fat patients to be put on anti-diabetes programmes and offered lifestyle advice.read
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended church with the royal family – then headed back to their Norfolk mansion for a slap-up turkey dinner with the Middletons.read
The Queen's reference to Game of Thrones in yesterday's Queen's Speech didn't go unnoticed with internet users reacting excitably to the mention. One even suggested it was the result of a bet.read
As photos released by the Royal Collection Trust reveal, the royal family’s festive traditions owe more than a little to Queen Victoria, her son King Edward VII and his wife, Queen Alexandra.read
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton were pictured on a stroll in London with their two children, Billy Ray, 11, and Nell, six, just days after they announced their separation.read
Sad news about the break-up of Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton, writes JAN MOIR. The actress and the film director had the the most enlightened of modern relationships.read
Norman Griffiths, right, was rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve following an argument at the house in Stoke-on-Trent, he shares with his wife Julie,left, dubbed Nagsbo, following a row, according to neighbours.read
Take a seat in the dreaded Mastermind chair and prepare to face 40 questions from JOHN HUMPHRYS, who wrote this quiz in the big news events of 2014.read
Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin both deny killing Britons David Miller and Hannah Witheridge, whose bodies were discovered on a Thai beach the morning after a party in September.read
It was a relief when the murder probe was tidied away. There hasn’t been such a silly story since Del Boy and Rodders made millions bottling tap water, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.read
'Sexist' and 'offensive' character Dapper Laughs has returned from the dead in a YouTube video from creator Daniel O'Reilly with the ominous message that his work 'isn't finished' yet.read
Just 44 per cent of viewers think that the annual charge is the best way to fund the BBC, which broadcasts shows such as Strictly Come Dancing (pictured), with 45 per cent supporting other methods.read
A user going by the name of Jonathan H posted 'My wife wanted jewelry for Christmas....don't think she'll be too happy.' The ring he bought turned out to be more than meets the eye.read
Six top chefs and food writers give their advice and creative and unusual tips on how to use up your Christmas leftovers from turkey risotto to cabbage and stilton tart.read
ROSE PRINCE presents some mouth-watering and surprising recipes of what to do with your leftover Christmas pudding, which mean you'll never look at the dessert in the same way again.read
The royal, 33, was enjoying the sunshine in Sydney, where she joined huge crowds waiting to wave off competitors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. She usually spends Christmas at Sandringham.read
Some of the biggest cybersecurity experts in the world have come forward to reveal why North Korea could not have been behind the hacking of Sony, and offer up new suspects.read
After a month of threats from hackers that nearly derailed its release, the long-awaiting opening of The Interview became a major event with packed crowds flocking to not only see the movie.read
Ever since Sir Ian McKellen played Widow Twankey in 2004, a slew of famous faces have been gracing the festive boards - and honing those old chestnuts to make them as up-to-date as possible.read
The survey, which spoke to people who had recently ditched city life, found frequenting the pub, joining the local church and buying local produce to be the best ways to integrate into a rural community.read
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:McDonald's customer Joanna Audoire (pictured left), 44, says she could be scarred for life after spilling a cup of tea in Waltham Abbey, Essex.read
Holiday giants Thomson and Thomas Cook are putting luxury long haul holidays to the likes of Mauritius and Miami at heart of New Year price war.read
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The RSPCA is now investigating after a member of the public discovered the horses piled up on top of each other and dumped in a Nottinghamshire field.read
Nurse William Pooley, who was the first Briton to be evacuated from west Africa with Ebola, said the deadly virus is unlike any other disease he has ever witnessed.read
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured, was forced to abandon his traditional Christmas Day sermon only a week after he returned from a visit to Sierra Leone.read
The bride-to-be, Christina, thought she was at the Mall of Georgia in Buford for a wedding photo project - but wept as she learned her loved ones were there for her wedding.read
The survey revealed two-thirds of employed women were unable to adjust the time they start or finish work and a quarter said it was difficult to take time off to attend to personal matters at short notice.read
More than 80 per cent of gift givers say they will spend an extra £20 next Christmas on friends and relatives who send them a note.read
BBC staff were left red-faced when the camera panning through the revamped newsroom in central London today showed them linking arms and bouncing round the tree in Christmas hats.read
Shaun Hope, 43, centre, has so many pieces of Chuckle Brothers memorabilia featuring Barry Elliott, left, and his brother Paul, right, he has had to convert part of his home in Durham to a shrine.read
The pound is making top winter sun destinations more affordable for UK tourists with those visiting resorts such as Tenerife, Lanzarote and Paphos now getting five per cent more for their money.read
Footage played in the Queen's Christmas message showed former IRA commander Martin McGuinness meeting the monarch on a visit to a prison in Belfast where he was once an inmate.read
In her annual address to the nation, the Queen remembered the Christmas truce with German troops in 1914 and said it reminded us that peace and goodwill have lasting power.read
Putin told a meeting with government officials that expensive vodka prices encourage the production of bootleg spirits, which carry greater risks to people's health than legally produced alcohol.read
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said more than half of schools promised 'immediate rebuilds' by the Conservatives could still be waiting for work to start by the end of 2017.read
With a triumphant smile, cerebral palsy sufferer Sophie Thomlinson shows how she can now stand on her own – thanks to Daily Mail readers.read
The Tenement Museum at 97 Orchard Street lifted its strict long-standing ban on photography for one day only in early December, allowing visitors to capture every nook and cranny of the building.read
The devastating December 26 2004 tsunami struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim, eradicated entire coastal communities and decimating families.read
Isabella Peatfield, 5, (pictured with her mother Kim), from Derbyshire, died while on holiday with her family in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, after the town was hit by the waters of the 2004 tsunami.read
The CWW Kannagara School in Galle, Sri Lanka, was devastated by a 20ft wave. Now the school has been rebuilt, thanks to Mail readers, with Shanika Jayasingha, 21, the first pupil to go to university.read
Jillian Searle and her two boys, Lachie and Blake, were on a family holiday in Thailand in 2004. It was their first day of vacation when disaster struck on Boxing Day.read
This video shows the hilarious moment passers-by are tricked into helping a woman load a large box into her car - only to recoil in horror as a cheeky elf springs out of the top.read
The newspaper on December 26, 1939 carried a feature on George VI's Christmas broadcast to millions of listeners from Sandringham in Norfolk.read
Hunt supporters are plotting to use the drive to introduce English votes for English laws to push through a repeal of the foxhunting ban after the next election.read
Vets believe a black seal pup found on the Scilly Isles beaten up, bullied and abandoned by its family and other seals was a victim of racist attacks.read
Property prices across the country have risen by 6 per cent during 2014 making the average home worth £268,895 – £15,191 more than a year ago – according to research by property website Zoopla.read
Elvin Payamps of Queens allegedly told a friend that he wished the two cops assassinated in Brooklyn on Saturday - Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu - had been white.read
Paula Jolly, 37, and 45-year-old Michael Ward - who had 15 children before them - died after they were struck by a car while crossing the road outside the supermarket in Hulme, Manchester.read
Gradmother-of-two Carla Buckle, 52, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison after she was taken to court for failing to pay more than £3,000 in tax to West Berkshire Council.read
Hailed by the ancients as a cure for a variety of ailments and an anti-ageing skin tonic, donkey milk is enjoying a revival.read
Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested for stabbing Cheeky the donkey who was due to star in the Christmas show at Greenmeadow Farm in Cwmbran, South Wales.read
Michael Pattemore went abroad for the festive period because he could not bear to be at home without the 66-year-old, who died from colon cancer in October this year.read
The Civil Aviation Authority says users could be fined up to £5,000 if they do not follow rules when flying drones, following a near-miss between one of the devices and a passenger jet at Heathrow.read
Pope Francis addressed a crowd, estimated by the Vatican to number more than 80,000 Romans, tourists and pilgrims, who filled St. Peter's Square for his 'Urbi et Orbi' message.read
Often copied, never successfully, our Who Said What? quiz. 'My nanny said breast-feeding was disgusting.' a Archbishop of Canterbury; b Princess Michael of Kent (pictured); c Russell Brand.read
Forget dames, Buttons and 'he's behind you!', we pick three seasonal shows that buck the usual festive formula. From a smutty fairy tale to an onstage snowstorm, here's our pick of three best alternatives.read
Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh (pictured), speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, urged the militants to show 'hospitality' toward his son.read
For Syria's thousands of refugees seeking relief from the destructive war, Christmas Day is one of hundreds spent in fear for their lives. In Aleppo, a child pushes his bike through the mud, barefoot.read
The 28-year-old had set off for a simple 4.5km ride on Lake Hume on the Victorian/New South Wales border, near his hometown of Albury, when his Christmas day went drastically wrong.read
Jack Daniels Leathers, 31, named his newborn son Jim Beam. He was continuing the practice of naming children after whiskey started by his parents, who did it to make their own parents mad.read
They have been spent the year plotting and preening and posing and now QUENTIN LETTS has revealed what Santa Claus wanted to put in their Christmas stockings this festive season.read
Since 2008, almost 800 people have been arrested, bailed and banned from public demonstrations in the days before they were due to take place, with most released without charge.read
A 47-year-old British tourist has been shot dead in an Ethiopian church in the north western city of Bahir Dar on Christmas Eve after a man accidentally fired a gun.read
An e-cigarette brand is available in shops in women’s prison Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire, as well as men’s prisons Preston Prison in Lancashire and Stocken in Rutland.read
Allies of David Cameron say Nicky Morgan, who replaced Michael Gove as Education Secretary, should trumpet her predecessor’s radical school reforms more clearly.read
Bakewell Recreation Ground in Derbyshire hit headlines in June as it was closed following a single complaint about the noise of children. The council hope their new 'sound barrier' will solve the issue.read
A new research study by Ohio University suggests that just thinking of exercising can make you stronger, tone your muscles, and delay muscle atrophy.read
Allen Wong, from New York, has released a video recording the reactions of people he passes in his 2012 Lamborghini after claiming he is sick and tired of being abused for driving a flash car.read
Official documents reveal the Government is seriously contemplating that, within 25 years or so, gas will be all but banned — along with petrol and diesel, writes CHRISTOPHER BOOKER.read
Christmas is Crusoe the celebrity dachshund's favourite time of year, and unwrapping presents is what really makes this camera-loving diva dog most happy.read
Cricket Australia have trademarked Philip Hughes' ‘63 not out’ phrase. The move came in an effort to prevent people from profiting off the late cricketer's legacy.read
Rush Limbaugh declared it unacceptable for a black man to play the role of James Bond in response to rumors that Idris Elba may take over the iconic role when Craig leaves the franchise.read
The girl, who was identified as Zahra'u Babangida, was arrested in Kano on December 10 following a double suicide bombing in a market that killed 10 people.read
Matthew Lehan, 22, spent Christmas day in hospital after surviving a six-storey fall from his apartment in Sydney's CBD with just broken arms and cuts to his face and head.read
Emin Djinovci, 49, from Kosovo believes he is the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler and said he is proud of his likeness because the Nazi leader fought against the Serbs - his 'enemies'.read
The 24-year-old starlet has been making her mark as an advocate for ending inequalities for women around the world.read
Alexander Kelly and his friends average about 200 skydives a year. Their latest video, shot in Elsinore, California, shows them hurtling toward the ground in formation - all while upside down.read
Extreme kayaker Rafael Ortiz tackled the drop of Alexander Falls waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, in a stunt that sent him plummeting 150ft down a cliff face and through a rainbow.read
Forget Father Christmas and his helpful elves, these unusual festive traditions are terrifying - from a Germanic anti-Santa to a cat with a clothing complex, here are the strangest traditions around.read
Alabama father-of-seven Bill Hogencamp, 84, was told he wouldn't see out the year after being diagnosed with cancer of the gall bladder, liver, colon and lining of his abdomen.read
A university in northwestern China (pictured) has banned Christmas, calling it a 'kitsch' foreign celebration unbefitting of the country's own traditions.read
The first lady tweeted a photograph on Thursday afternoon showing her with President Obama in their younger years, with the message: 'Merry Christmas!'read
Proud father Mike Zegil captured the moment while his youngest daughter, four-year-old Amara, was playing with the Gore Bay tyke hockey team in their home arena at Manitoulin Island, Ontario.read
Nathan Dorsett, 30, broke into the historic Oxford University colleges to steal students' wallets, electrical items and even food from canteens and a buffet.read
The mischievous puppy managed to knock the 17.2 per cent bottle of liqueur off a table when her owner was out - and when the glass smashed she thirstily licked up the sweet-tasting alcohol.read
Corporal Eric Rowden, from Chiswick, west London, mingled with the Germans during the 1914 Christmas truce, with one giving him a button pinned to an English postcard.read
Graduate student Natalie Tyson, 24, was a volunteer driver for the President's official motorcade during a visit to San Francisco.read
These adorable photographs were captured in Churchill, Canada, by Russian photographer Alexey Tishenko, 43, and reveal a softer side to the famously ferocious polar bears.read