Premier League players were among those to spread festive cheer on social media.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/mohamed-salah-premier-league-thiago-silva-harry-maguire-cricket-b1982338.html

Exclusive: Kash Siddiqi, who heads Football for Peace promoting the cause of south Asian footballers, believes too many talented players are..
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/zidane-iqbal-manchester-united-south-asian-footballers-b1981678.html

Scottish singer Tom Walker has praised the piano skills of the Duchess of Cambridge after the pair recorded a Christmas tune that was shown ..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tom-walker-scottish-cambridge-london-itv-b1982331.html

$20 price hike necessary to ensure US continues to produce ‘one of the most secure travel and identity documents in the world’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-passport-price-increase-b1982323.html

Exclusive: Warnings thousands of eligible Afghans still trapped as ex-interpreters say they ‘will be killed’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-interpreters-arap-foreign-office-uk-b1981936.html

The poll has stark breakdowns by race and gender.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/poll-covid-shot-unvaccinated-majority-b1982328.html

A total of three boats were stopped by UK authorities early on Christmas morning
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/migrants-english-channel-christmas-day-b1982329.html

According to the ZOE study, one in 45 people in the UK have symptomatic Covid-19
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-symptoms-uk-update-cold-b1982280.html

Festive episode also saw celebrities such as comedian Mel Giedroyc compete
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/strictly-christmas-who-won-special-b1982226.html

The festive special featured tinsel, dancing hologram penguins and a cheery Father Christmas.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/david-jason-mel-giedroyc-bake-off-shirley-ballas-adrian-chiles-b1982337.html

A man in his 40s has been arrested.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/woman-dies-after-assault-in-co-wicklow-b1982140.html

The social media star has made history as the first ever act to reach the festive top spot in four consecutive years.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ladbaby-youtube-the-beatles-ed-sheeran-trussell-trust-b1982133.html

Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lewis-new-york-boston-columbus-district-of-columbia-b1982136.html

The former F1 supremo thinks the seven-time world champion will walk away from the sport.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/formula1/lewis-hamilton-bernie-ecclestone-max-verstappen-fia-bahrain-b1982103.html

‘There’s a glimmer of Christmas hope in the findings we published yesterday,’ health security chief says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/omicron-jenny-harries-covid-restrictions-b1981894.html

The Government’s decision to relax immigration rules on care-worker jobs follows a recommendation from the Migration Advisory Committee.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/care-workers-government-migration-advisory-committee-department-of-health-and-social-care-sajid-javid-b1982080.html

NHS England data showed 386 Covid-19 admissions were recorded by London hospitals on December 22.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/london-nhs-england-b1982128.html

Mark Hall was shot through the window of his family’s west Belfast home on Saturday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/belfast-police-b1982132.html

Police are seeking information about the suspects still at large
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/new-york-city-robbery-suspects-b1982138.html

More than 32 million booster and third doses have already been administered.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-omicron-sajid-javid-office-for-national-statistics-nhs-b1982139.html

Boris Johnson described the booster as a ‘wonderful’ gift, while the Health Secretary warned Omicron could still overwhelm hospitals.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/omicron-boris-johnson-sajid-javid-health-secretary-covid-b1981763.html

Group says certification will ‘make society less free, less equal and less accessible for people’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/covid-nhs-pass-vaccine-b1981533.html

The president’s Christmas message addresses the sacrifices of the pandemic and the challenges that lie ahead in tackling climate change.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/michael-d-higgins-ireland-dublin-irish-glasgow-b1981764.html

Prosecutors in Michigan are striking back against the parents of a boy charged with a school shooting that killed four students
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ethan-crumbley-detroit-michigan-james-b1981769.html

The DUP leader is currently isolating after contracting the virus.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/dup-government-northern-ireland-brussels-treasury-b1981765.html

‘The vaccination programme has been a source of brightness during a really difficult month,’ Nicola Sturgeon has said in her Christmas messa
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nicola-sturgeon-douglas-ross-scots-national-health-service-scottish-government-b1981767.html

South Korea says it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for a series of corr..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/seoul-park-geunhye-south-korea-b1981772.html

As the ice recedes from climate change, historical marvels and natural phenomena have come to light
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/greenland-antarctica-glaciers-climate-crisis-b1981291.html

Former TSB chairman Richard Meddings has been named as the Government’s top choice for the role, which will become available next year.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/tsb-richard-meddings-nhs-chairman-b1981757.html

Police arrest man after receiving reports of animal cruelty
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fox-pitchfork-attack-essex-b1981713.html

It is understood jurors will return on Monday to continue their deliberations.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-british-justice-new-york-b1981131.html

New research suggests the variant is less likely to result in hospital admission.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/omicron-neil-ferguson-boris-johnson-people-scotland-b1981137.html

How the innovation of 19th-century chemist Baron von Liebig led to the first fertiliser, gravy and mirrored Christmas baubles. Mark Lorch re..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/science-how-make-christmas-baubles-invented-b1980310.html

November UK car production was the fifth consecutive month of decline, according to new figures.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mike-hawes-government-b1981139.html

Roughly 37 pubs have been demolished or converted for other uses, such as for homes or offices, each month throughout the year.
https://www.independent.co.uk/business/more-than-400-pubs-vanish-in-england-and-wales-in-2021-b1981141.html

Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/omicron-scientists-british-south-africa-england-b1981133.html

The funding will be available for retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses and their supply chains across Wales.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/welsh-government-welsh-vaughan-gething-b1981138.html

Coronavirus restrictions meant many people missed out on seeing friends and family during the 2020 festive period.
https://www.independent.co.uk/business/high-demand-for-travel-during-first-christmas-getaway-in-two-years-b1981140.html

The two-time World Championship semi-finalist has been troubled by golfer’s elbow and tendinitis.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/alexandra-palace-simon-whitlock-sky-sports-gerwyn-price-fallon-sherrock-b1981129.html

Bizarre detente occurred after Biden vaccine remarks
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-admits-it-s-tough-to-be-overly-critical-after-biden-gave-vaccine-shoutout-b1981128.html

Manchin has hinted publicly that he could leave Democratic Party
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cornyn-joe-manchin-gop-republican-b1980471.html

White House medical adviser warns inflammatory rhetoric ‘is going to hurt people’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fauci-rfk-jesse-watters-covid-b1980463.html

The James Webb Space Telescope may blast off from French Guiana on Christmas Day instead
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nasa-james-webb-launch-delay-b1980464.html

Exclusive: Simon Case, cabinet secretary, assured colleagues he was unaware of any gathering or social activity in his office, The Independe..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/christmas-party-no10-simon-case-b1980103.html

A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program has been found guilty on all counts in a fe..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/china-boston-merrick-garland-national-institutes-of-health-berkeley-b1980484.html

‘She was proud to tell us that she was the one mixing it up and giving it to everybody,’ says distressed family member
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/qanon-dallas-bleach-drink-communal-bowl-b1980327.html

The UK Health Security Agency has issued new guidance which allows people to reduce their isolation period.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/people-sajid-javid-jenny-harries-pcr-test-omicron-b1980474.html

California Democrats appear to have come away with the advantage in a recasting of the state’s congressional districts, with boundaries that..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrats-california-joe-biden-devin-nunes-congress-b1980481.html

Federal officials say an endangered Hawaiian monk seal that was found dead on the island of Molokai last September was intentionally killed ..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-b1980488.html

The U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost..
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/justice-department-labor-department-small-business-administration-paycheck-protection-program-one-b1980485.html