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Three generous workers enjoying their Christmas do interrupted their party to help a 71-year-old homeless woman - and paid £145 for her to stay in a hotel. Roger Hartigan, 43, and his colleagues Joe Rich and David Harrison, were out in the centre of Bristol for their work Christmas party when they met the elderly woman. They stopped to speak to the woman, who would not give her name, and was sheltering from the cold with all her belongings in...

A two-year-old boy facing DEPORTATION will be allowed to stay in the country for Christmas - while the Home Office considers his case. Harrison Bendle, from South Africa, was adopted by parents Alun and Paula in his home country when he was two-months-old. The couple spent seven years living in the country where they adopted two other children - Nathan, seven, and William, six. The Bendles moved back to the UK in 2015 after Alun, 39, received a job offer...

A gay couple have called on their local vicar to step down after he controversially refused to bless their marriage at their village church. Andrew Springett, 38, was left fuming after the Reverend Alan Comfort, 53, said he believed marriages were between men and women only. The vicar cited Church of England rules banning "blessing" same-sex marriages. But he refused to hold a special community event at All Saints Church in Dane End, Herts., despite other ministers offering to hold...

A kind-hearted mum who posted a tongue-in-cheek complaint to Aldi was given a free food shop - and handed the whole lot to her local foodbank. Blogger Gylisa Jayne had to rely on foodbanks during her childhood and always hoped to repay them as an adult. So when the supermarket chain offered her a free Christmas food shop in response to her complaint about a pack of juice smoothies, she decided to give it all away. Gylisa, 25, is known...

Thanks to the Warrior Challenge, a triathlon carried out by two veterans of the Afghan War which raised £52,000 for solder charities, today five British Army families will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Lapland to meet Santa Claus. Each family was chosen at random and all have been affected in some way from the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan. The group departed from Liverpool John Lennon Airport this morning and will be spending three days exploring Santa’s homeland...

Fascinating pictures show the moment an incredibly rare weather phenomenon - known as a fogbow - was captured by an amateur photographer. Sylvan Buckley, spent a night in the frosty Highlands waiting for the sun to rise. Sylvan Buckley captured a rare fog bow beside Loch Baa on Rannoch Moor, in the Scottish West Highlands. But he was left speechless when he spotted the rare phenomenon which, unlike a rainbow, shows a white bow shape through the fog. Sylvan, 41,...

The mystery object some experts claimed was an alien craft passing Earth has a greyish/red surface and is the size and shape of London's Gherkin skyscraper, according to latest research. The strange visitor - which has been named 'Oumuamua - the Hawaiian word for “messenger” or “scout” -has triggered worldwide speculation since it passed close to Earth in October after arriving from deep interstellar space. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast led an international team of astronomers - from Britain, the United...

A dad has caused a stir after decorating the outside of his home with a quote from Home Alone - ‘Merry Christmas ya filthy animals’. Father-of-three Kai Bowman, 43, painted the large words on the front wall of his family home in big white letters. He said it was a cheaper alternative to covering the house in colourful lighting - costing just £30. The unusual decoration has seen people flock to their home to take a picture. Mr Bowman, a...

A dad has been left scarred after he woke up to a RAT nibbling on his nose. The homeowner said the unprovoked bite happened the night after the rodent dragged his mobile phone from his bedside and chewed it beneath a set of drawers. He called in pest controllers to eradicate the pests which scurried up from beneath the floorboards of the Victorian terraced house in Swindon and were immune to bait. After getting into a cluttered cupboard beneath the...