Christmas
The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The true story of Christmas you probably never knew – told by The Rest is History podcast hosts
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook unpick the events that make up our modern understanding of Christmas
We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing
Mark Neil, Art Director of The Big Issue asked AI to lend a hand with the magazine’s festive cover. Here’s what happened
‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘This is the reality’: Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
No child in the care of the state should ever have to fight to feel safe and settled, but this is the reality for so many, writes Article 39 founder Carolyne Willow
Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show’s devastating Christmas finale: ‘As with life, you’ve got to move on’
Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show’s devastating Christmas finale: ‘As with life, you’ve got to move on’
Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat
I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
10 best Christmas films that aren’t all about family![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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10 best Christmas films that aren’t all about family
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period
Romcoms, elves… and Batman: Here’s the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Romcoms, elves… and Batman: Here’s the best Christmas movies to stream in 2023
‘We’re futureproofing the potato’: How climate change is causing turmoil for your Christmas dinner![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘We’re futureproofing the potato’: How climate change is causing turmoil for your Christmas dinner
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Inside The Big Issue: The legendary Christmas special![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Inside The Big Issue: The legendary Christmas special
Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition
Christmas dinner on a budget created by chef Tom Kerridge and Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas dinner on a budget created by chef Tom Kerridge and Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford
Christmas on a budget: How to make perfect roast potatoes with cheffing sensations BOSH!![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas on a budget: How to make perfect roast potatoes with cheffing sensations BOSH!
Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make chef Dan Pelosi’s creamy cauliflower skillet![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make chef Dan Pelosi’s creamy cauliflower skillet
Christmas on a budget: How to make Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse’s festive cookies![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas on a budget: How to make Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse’s festive cookies
Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make celeb chef Tom Kerridge’s turkey meatloaf traybake![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make celeb chef Tom Kerridge’s turkey meatloaf traybake
Christmas on a budget: How to have turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings on the cheap![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christmas on a budget: How to have turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings on the cheap
The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
‘We can’t stay here forever’: What’s it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘We can’t stay here forever’: What’s it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
‘Poverty is killing children’: How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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