In pictures: Festive fun as crowds descend on London for Santacon
By Press Association Reporter
Updated
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and festive spirits were high during Santacon London 2018.
Revellers donned their Santa suits and other Christmas outfits for the annual tradition, which is described by organisers as “non-profit, non-political, non-religious and non-sensical”.
The good news for the real Father Christmas, if he was among those attending, is he has more than a fortnight to recover before the hard work really begins.
The Princess of Wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with Prince William. The couple were seen strolling through a car park on Saturday, in video published by The Sun, which said they were at Windsor Farm Shop, close to their home. Kate, 42, was wearing a hoodie and leggings and carried her own shopping, while the Prince of Wales was dressed in a blue coat, jeans, trainers and a baseball cap.
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A judge found that Kristel Candelario had committed “the ultimate act of betrayal” when she left her 16-month-old daughter alone at home, where she died from starvation and severe dehydration.
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Police are hunting a gang of kidnappers after footage emerged of a man being pulled into a van in broad daylight. CCTV footage shows a red van pulling up outside a house before three men get out and head down an alleyway. Moments later, the three are seen dragging a man into the van as he tries desperately to escape before they make off, in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Ali Rafiq, 40, whose CCTV camera caught the assailants, at 11am on March 6, said: "I was in total shock when I saw it.
Jurgen Klopp stormed out of a post-match interview following Liverpool’s dramatic 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester United. The Liverpool manager appeared to take exception to a question about his team’s intensity.
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On paper, at least, it must have looked so straightforward. Vladimir Putin wanted to fix a presidential election to show the world that ordinary Russians love and admire him and support his war in Ukraine.
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EasyJet has opened its first new UK base in 12 years, claiming that additional competition could help bring down fares for passengers. The no-frills carrier is basing aircraft at Birmingham Airport for the first time, creating 140 jobs for pilots and crew. Destinations will include Antalya in Turkey, the Greek island of Kos, and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt.
Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage published by the Sun newspaper on its website on Monday. Kate, 42, spent two weeks in hospital in January after having what her office said was successful, planned surgery for a non-cancerous but unspecified condition. In the video, which the Sun said was filmed on Saturday, a smiling Kate is seen, casually dressed, walking and carrying shopping bags alongside her husband, heir to the throne Prince William, at a farm shop in Windsor, near to their home.