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!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb","mediaId":"d404ceb3-571b-4d17-a470-1fbbeb41c843"}).render("6943d926e4b0fd459ef02627");});Turns out the word “solstice” comes from a Latin term meaning “to stand still”. In the actual moment of the solstice, the sun lies exactly over the Tropic of Capricorn and appears to stall in the sky. This ev

Family at ChristmasConfession: I love Christmas Dinner but I am deathly afraid of cooking it. I’m actually a great cook (if I do say so myself...) but the thought of spending almost the entire day in a roasting hot kitchen cooking and keeping up with timers etc is frankly unbearable. I am wholly grateful to my lovely partner who takes on the duty every year as I swan about the living room reading my festive books and watching Christmas flicks on tv. 

A selection of the festive TV specials and movies streaming on Netflix in December 2025With less than a week to go until the big day, it’s about time you started putting together your Christmas watchlist.Fortunately, Netflix

Woman sleeping under white duvet.According to Mental Health UK, almost 1 in 5 people in the UK aren’t getting enough sleep.This isn’t surprising, right? How many nights have you found yourself counting down how many hours sleep you’ll get if you drop off right... Now? It’s no fun but you’re not alone.Healthcare providers

<img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6942c24d190000b3637f4659.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Couple drinking coffee, sitting on stairs at home." data-caption="Couple drinking coffee, sitting on stairs at home." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash" />Couple drinking coffee, sitting on stairs at home.One thing about me is that I love a trinket. Since I was around 8 years old, I’ve collected figurines of fairies, cats, and various small anim

Family Action's Toy Appeal has helped thousands of families have a more joyful ChristmasThis December, we’re championing kindness in al

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Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael of Wham! performing in 1984Although few and far between, there are certain Christmas songs that we really don’t mind hearing on a loop every Yuletide – and Wham!’s Last Christmas is up there with Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in that respect.

For many a celebrity, the idea of learning a new skill, boosting your public profile and stepping out of your comfort zone is a huge draw when Strictly Come Dancing come calling.However, not everyone finds the idea of the Strictly ballroom so irresistible.Indeed, every year big names from the worlds of music, TV, sport and politics turn the BBC down flat.As we get ready to crown a new champion, here are 23 of those famous faces who gave Strictly the thumbs down, and their reasons for saying no...Gyles Brandreth

Kylie Minogue's XMAS is officially this year's Christmas number oneShe’s only gone and done it – Kylie Minogue has nabbed this year’s Christmas number one with her festive hit XMAS.Kylie’s accolade is sig