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86-year-old widow spends £1,000 treating strangers to a free Christmas lunch
86-year-old widow spends £1,000 treating strangers to a free Christmas lunch

Widow spends £1,000 on holiday meals for strangers

Pakistani Christians to be designated as a \'high risk group\'
Pakistani Christians to be designated as a 'high risk group'

Pakistani Christians to be designated as a 'high risk group'

Police officers pull West Virginians over and surprise them by handing out $100 bills
Police officers pull West Virginians over and surprise them by handing out $100 bills

Police officers pull West Virginians over, hand out $100 bills

Baghdad church leader: Air strikes are not enough to drive out ISIS from Iraq
Baghdad church leader: Air strikes are not enough to drive out ISIS from Iraq

The Patriarch of Baghdad says ground troops are necessary to push back the Islamic State in Iraq.

What do 2014\'s top songs tell us? No. 8: Prayer in C - Lilly Wood & The Prick
What do 2014's top songs tell us? No. 8: Prayer in C - Lilly Wood & The Prick

Krish Kandiah looks at what the year's best-selling songs tell us about ourselves and our culture. At number eight is 'Prayer in C' by Lilly Wood & The Prick (Robin Schulz remix).

Adam Sandler heads Forbes\' list of overpaid actors for second year
Adam Sandler heads Forbes' list of overpaid actors for second year

Comedian Adam Sandler topped Forbes' list of Hollywood's most overpaid actors for a second consecutive year, nudging out Johnny Depp and Tom Hanks for the dubious honour, the magazine said on Tuesday.

\'Star Trek 3\' film to open in US theatres in July 2016
'Star Trek 3' film to open in US theatres in July 2016

Star Trek 3 makes its way to cinemas on July 8, 2016, Paramount Pictures has announced

Glasgow lorry crash: \'God is with us in this tragedy\' says Archbishop
Glasgow lorry crash: 'God is with us in this tragedy' says Archbishop

Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia held a mass at St Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday for the victims of Monday's lorry crash in George Square, Glasgow.

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald enjoy a fun-filled first Christmas together as husband and wife
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald enjoy a fun-filled first Christmas together as husband and wife

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald still look absolutely smitten with each other a little under two months since they married.

Bradley Cooper says \'American Sniper\' film about sharpshooter Chris Kyle explores the battle on the inside as well as outside
Bradley Cooper says 'American Sniper' film about sharpshooter Chris Kyle explores the battle on the inside as well as outside

Actor Bradley Cooper is quick to say that "American Sniper," his film about Navy Seal sharpshooter Chris Kyle, is not about the Iraq conflict but an intimate character study of the harrowing impact of war on a soldier and his family.

David Cameron praises Britain\'s commitment to Christian values in Christmas message
David Cameron praises Britain's commitment to Christian values in Christmas message

The Prime Minister said the country could be proud of how we honour the Christian values of "giving, sharing and taking care of others".

God in the manger: why the incarnation matters
God in the manger: why the incarnation matters

The nativity is more than just a nice children's story, it's the very foundation of the Christian faith, writes Heather Tomlinson.

Pope mourns with Christians in the Middle East in Christmas letter
Pope mourns with Christians in the Middle East in Christmas letter

Pope Francis has written to Christians in the Middle East, saying they have been 'brutally driven out' of their native lands.

Church of England suffers from \'serious institutional homophobia\', says bishop
Church of England suffers from 'serious institutional homophobia', says bishop

The Bishop of Buckingham has predicted that gay marriage among the clergy will become the norm.

Islamic State says it downs warplane in Syria
Islamic State says it downs warplane in Syria

Islamic State fighters said on Wednesday they had shot down a warplane in the north-eastern Syrian province of Raqqa and taken the pilot captive.

Five films with loosely Christian themes to watch this Christmas
Five films with loosely Christian themes to watch this Christmas

Helen Coffey provides ample excuse to curl up on the sofa and watch the telly.