18 minutes ago About sharing Ukrainian troops hold a Christmas prayer near Kupiansk By James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine Correspondent in Kupiansk Christmas in Kupiansk is a celebration in name only. Most children have been evacuated and a fraction of its 26,000 population remains. There is a visceral tension which comes with living close to the…
World / December 25, 2023 Will This Be the Last Christmas for Gaza’s Christian Communities? Gaza has some of the world’s oldest Christian communities, yet Palestinian Christians say Israeli strikes put them “under threat of extinction.” John Nichols Ad Policy The Nativity scene shows baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh and placed in a pile…
Books & the Arts / December 25, 2023 An Introduction to Marxism Unlike Any Other Søren Mau’s Mute Compulsion offers a unique and relatable entry into the social and economic dimensions of modern Marxist thought. Matt McManus Ad Policy Tomb of Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery in London, 1954. (Photo by English Heritage / Heritage…
Culture / December 25, 2023 Whose “It’s a Wonderful Life” Is It Anyway? How everybody’s favorite Christmas movie about the perils of monopoly capitalism became a victim of monopoly capitalism. Ad Policy James Stewart, as George Bailey, points at Lionel Barrymore in a scene from It’s a Wonderful Life. (Getty Images) It was the summer…
Just now About sharing King Charles III and Queen Camilla The King and Queen are attending a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were seen arriving at St Mary Magdalene Church. Prince Andrew is also in attendance, accompanied for the first…
1 hour ago About sharing Four products linked to Mrs Kirkham’s, which produces cheese in Lancashire, have been recalled By Sean Seddon BBC News People have been urged to check their Christmas Day cheeseboards and hampers after the food safety watchdog warned about a potential E. coli risk linked to one manufacturer. The Food Standards…
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19 minutes ago About sharing The Archbishop of Canterbury will say “so many parts of the world seem beset with violence” By Sean Seddon BBC News The Archbishop of Canterbury will speak about children caught up in the Israel-Gaza war in his Christmas Day sermon. The Most Reverend Justin Welby is expected to say the…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group have finally agreed a deal to buy 25% of Manchester United. It is the first time since the Glazers assumed control of United in 2005 that any group outside the family has held such a significant stake. And while the club’s US-based owners retain a majority shareholding and most of…
1 hour ago About sharing By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News From Australia to the Americas, services, events and Santa runs have been taking place to mark one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar. Here are some of the best Christmas images from around the world. Father Christmas and his dog Rudolph arriving in…