SOCIETY

It's the end of the Christmas period and millions of employees across Britain are already back in work.

A French children's magazine has been withdrawn from newsstands after it listed Israel alongside North Korea as places that weren't considered "real countries".

Technical issues saw thousands have their ticket fees waived on one of the busiest days of travel.

Officials in Melbourne have been left with a hefty clean-up bill after a Christmas party got out of control.

Convicted acid attacker Arthur Collins likely to spend even more time behind bars after admitting to smuggling a phone into prison to call his ex-girlfriend Ferne McCann.

A few desperately sick children have been evacuated to hospitals in Damascus from the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, but many more remain.

Overnight Snowstorms across the UK has led to traffic accidents and left thousands of homes without power.

Paedophiles are using YouTube as a shop window to advertise abused children and underage pornography to other predators, it has been claimed.

Obama said it was "hugely liberating" to be able to set his own agenda in the morning and to have the time to talk with his wife, Michelle, now that he is no longer president.

Ilya Averyanov, the factory's ex-owner has barricaded himself inside the building and warned that he would "fight until the very end".

Jo Turner and her husband Craig look forward to spending the holiday season with her three children in Waltham.

Sergeant Aaron Thompson of the Utah Sheriff's Office jumped into the freezing water to save the boy who had fallen through the ice.

Paul and Jasmine Rozier had filed a missing report when their boy had disappeared on Sunday evening (24 December).

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The couple was forced to deliver their baby girl, Poppy, who was born healthy, weighing six pounds and eight ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches.

"I have never been that scared in my life. We jumped in the car, drove really fast. It was following us," he said while recalling the event.

Arthur Rathburn, the man behind the operation, pleaded not guilty to defrauding customers by sending them diseased body parts.

Ronnie Lynn Gipson confessed to the crimes while chatting with the victim on Facebook before telling her to "get over it".

Newly released documents show how Prince Philip had opposed the nuclear arms race during the Cold War.

Retailers have reportedly complained that the £200 threshold to probe thefts has prompted a rise in shoplifting from organised crime groups.

A North Korean soldier who defected is said to have anthrax antibodies in his system, raising fears in Seoul over its weapons capabilities.

A new Isis propaganda video calls on lone wolves to launch attacks on revellers celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve in the West.

British universities have been warned they could be fined if they restrict free speech on campus, but campaigners say that it banning speakers is the fault of student unions.

London's Oxford Street was the scene of chaos after a smashed window appeared to prompt a stampede of Boxing Day shoppers.

Hamilton posted a video on Instagram where he says to his followers: "I'm so sad right now. Look at my nephew." He then points the camera at the child.

The 69-year-old victim had walked into Lloyds Bank in Ilford to withdraw £1,000 cash from her account before she got into a lift, where she was pick-pocketed.

Christmas celebrations in the UK have been marred by tragic deaths, road incidents and violent robberies.

The officer was responding to an incident when his car collided with another vehicle driving in the opposite direction on the A57 in Sheffield.

The 65-year-old woman went out for a smoke on the balcony and was blown off, landing on a snowdrift below.