Christmas Archives

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Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

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Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’

Claire Goodwin-Fee

Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It’s pushing staff to the edge

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Rose

I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

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Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

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Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

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Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone

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My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’

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Gladiators

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

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Politics

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians

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TV

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

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Laura Cooke

Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming

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Roxanne Harvey

‘It had to be a medical miracle’: Behind the scenes of Casualty’s emotional Christmas special

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High Street

Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say

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Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’

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John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

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Paul McNamee

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope

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Temporary accommodation

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’

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TV

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’

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