Pope Leo has decried conditions ‍for Palestinians in ‍Gaza in his first Christmas sermon as pontiff, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Leo, the first American ⁠pope, said on Thursday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God ​had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world.

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“How, then, ‍can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?” he asked.

Leo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the ‍world’s cardinals to ⁠succeed the late Pope Francis, has a quieter, more diplomatic style than his predecessor and usually refrains from making political references in his sermons.

But the new pope has also lamented the conditions for Palestinians in Gaza several times recently and told journalists last month that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine must include a Palestinian state.

Israel ​and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in October ‌after two years of intense bombardment and military operations in Gaza, but humanitarian agencies say there is still too little aid getting into the largely destroyed Strip, where nearly the entire population is homeless after being displaced by Israeli attacks.

In Thursday’s service with thousands in ‌St Peter’s Basilica, Leo also lamented conditions for the homeless across the globe and the destruction caused by the wars ‌roiling the world.

“Fragile is the flesh of defenceless ⁠populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds,” said the pope.

“Fragile are the minds and lives of young people forced to take up arms, who on the ‌front lines feel the senselessness of what is asked of them and the falsehoods that fill the pompous speeches of those who send them to their deaths,” he ‍added.

In a later appeal during the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message and blessing given by the pope at Christmas and Easter, Leo called for an end to all global wars, lamenting conflicts, ‌political, social or military, in Ukraine, Sudan, Mali, Myanmar, and Thailand and Cambodia, among others.

Pope Leo XIV holds a figurine of baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, December 24 [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]

‘The wounds are deep’

Ahead of the pope’s mass, in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Christian community began celebrating its first festive Christmas in more than two years, as the Palestinian city and biblical birthplace of Jesus emerges from the shadow of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Throughout the war, a sombre tone had marked Christmases in Bethlehem. But celebrations returned on Wednesday with parades and music. Hundreds of worshippers also gathered for mass at the Church of the Nativity on Wednesday night.

With pews filled long before midnight, many stood or sat on the floor for the traditional mass to usher in Christmas Day.

At 11:15 pm (21:15 GMT), organ music rang out as a procession of dozens of clergymen entered, followed by Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who blessed the crowd with signs of the cross.

In his homily, Pizzaballa urged peace, hope and rebirth, saying the Nativity story still held relevance in the turbulence of modern times.

He also spoke of his visit to Gaza over the weekend, where he said “suffering is still present” despite the ceasefire. In the Strip, hundreds of thousands of people face a bleak winter in makeshift tents.

“The wounds are deep, yet I have to say, here too, there too, their proclamation of Christmas resounds,” Pizzaballa said. “When I met them, I was struck by their strength and desire to start over.”

In Bethlehem, hundreds also took part in the parade down the narrow Star Street on Wednesday, while a dense crowd massed in the square. As darkness fell, multi-coloured lights shone over Manger Square and a towering Christmas tree glittered next to the Church of the Nativity.

The basilica dates back to the fourth century and was built on top of a grotto where Christians believe Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago.

Bethlehem residents hoped the return of Christmas festivities would breathe life back into the city.

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Chile’s government is poised to create the country’s 47th national park, protecting nearly 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of pristine wilderness and completing a wildlife corridor stretching 1,700 miles (2,800km) to the southernmost tip of the Americas.

The Cape Froward national park is a wild expanse of wind-torn coastline and forested valleys that harbours unrivalled biodiversity and has played host to millennia of human history.

“I have been to many exceptional places, and I can tell you that the Cape Froward project is the wildest place I have walked through,” said Kristine Tompkins, the renowned US conservationist at the heart of the project. “It’s one of the few truly wild forest and peak territories left in the country, and the richness of the Indigenous history in the region makes a case for these territories to be preserved for all time.”

Coastline near the former San Isidro lighthouse, which is being converted into a museum. Photograph: Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

It is the 17th national park created or expanded in Chile and Argentina by Tompkins Conservation and its successor organisation, Rewilding Chile. The groups have spent the best part of a decade knitting together a patchwork of land purchases and state-held properties to create the park.

In 2023, they signed an agreement with the Chilean government to donate the land to become Cape Froward national park.

In February, a population of 10 huemul, an endangered deer species, was found in the park, and a network of cameras regularly captures wild pumas and the endangered huillín, a river otter. The area also encompasses 10,000 hectares of sphagnum bogs, a spongelike moss which stores carbon deep below the ground.

A waterfall in the strait of Magellan, which links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Photograph: Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

Benjamín Cáceres, the conservation coordinator in the Magallanes region for Rewilding Chile, is a native of Patagonia who first visited Cape Froward at the age of 12 with his conservationist father, Patricio Cáceres.

“My father was always a dreamer,” he said. “When he found out about an abandoned lighthouse all those years ago, he brought us here as a family to dream with him – and that’s where this story began for me.”

The San Isidro lighthouse is one of seven designed and built by the Scottish architect George Slight along the treacherous strait of Magellan. It was abandoned in the 1970s and itinerant fishers would come by to salvage wood until the roof collapsed.

Now, Patricio and Benjamín’s vision for the restored lighthouse is becoming a reality. It has been converted into a museum of the natural and human history of the area and – together with a cafe on the beach below – will become the entry point for the new national park.

Gabriela Garrido, project coordinator for the Rewilding Foundation, which secured the land for the Cape Froward project. Photograph: Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

Dotted along the shoreline are delicate archaeological sites that enshrine the history of the Kawésqar, a nomadic Indigenous people who navigated fjords, rocky beaches and forests in canoes carved from trees.

“This mosaic of ecosystems is tremendously important,” said Cáceres. “The bogs and subantarctic forests are incredibly fragile, and the cultural legacy of the Kawésqar territory, the era of explorers, then whalers; all of this history and biodiversity will be preserved in some form in the future national park.”

In among shells buried in silty mud at Kawésqar campsites are bird and dolphin bones from feasts. There are even circles of stones set out as fish traps on the beaches, and trees stripped of their bark to line the hulls of Kawésqar canoes.

The southern Chilean coastline is dotted with archaeological sites that tell the history of the Kawésqar people. Photograph: Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

“The area was widely inhabited by nomadic canoeists who lived by fishing and gathering food,” said Leticia Caro, a Kawésqar activist who belongs to the Nómades del Mar community. “For our community, it is very important to protect this area, where you can also see the different ways of inhabiting the land and seas, and the interaction with other peoples like the Yagán, Selknam and Tehuelche.”

Long after Indigenous communities had settled in the area, the waters of the strait of Magellan, which the Kawésqar call the tawokser chams, became the link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Charles Darwin stepped off the Beagle to climb nearby Mount Tarn on his voyage along the coast of Chile and the strait was one of the world’s most important shipping routes until the Panama canal opened in 1914.

The murky depths have claimed many lives and spawned legends. Treasure troves lie in the depths, and sealed bottles of rum have washed ashore over the centuries.

Timber from the forests has been taken as far afield as the Falkland Islands and Buenos Aires for construction and, in 1905, the Magallanes Whaling Society was formed. Eleven years later, with the whale population decimated, an auction was held to sell off the society’s land and equipment.

All that is left at Bahía el Águila, where the carcasses were processed, is the footprint of the factory and a few rotting wooden stumps. Adolf Andresen, the society’s Norwegian founder, died poor and forgotten in the saloon bars of Punta Arenas in 1940.

The forest covered by the Cape Froward project is home to endangered deer and otter species as well as wild pumas. Photograph: Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

But there are still a number of steps before the national park officially comes into existence.

An Indigenous consultation process, a legal requirement for large-scale projects in Chile, was held in September but fell flat. Chile’s environment ministry said it would make “every effort” to advance with plans for the park by March.

But if no progress is made after two years, the lands revert to the ownership of Tompkins’ organisations.

“Each of the park projects we have developed has specific reasons for being considered essential for conservation,” said Tompkins, who was the chief executive of Patagonia outdoor clothing for 20 years until 1993. “And in this sense Cape Froward is a piece of an ecological puzzle that, over time, should ensure that key biodiversity sites within Chilean Patagonia are permanently protected.”

The Guardian’s reporting was supported by Rewilding Chile

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Pope Leo has urged Ukraine and Russia to find the “courage” to hold direct talks to end the war during his first Christmas remarks to crowds in St Peter’s square.

He called for an end to conflicts around the world during his Urbi et Orbi address, which is traditionally delivered by the pontiff on Christmas Day to worshippers gathered in Vatican City.

Speaking about Ukraine, the Pope said: “May the clamour of weapons cease, and may the parties involved, with the support and commitment of the international community, find the courage to engage in sincere, direct and respectful dialogue.”

His plea comes as US-led negotiations on a deal to end the fighting continues.

The US has sought to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow as it seeks to put together an agreement to end the fighting acceptable to both sides, but direct talks between the warring parties have not taken place during this latest round of diplomatic efforts.

Pope Leo also decried turmoil and conflict plaguing other parts of the world, including Thailand and Cambodia where deadly border clashes have flared up despite a ceasefire in July.

He asked that the South East Asian nations’ “ancient friendship” be restored and “to work towards reconciliation and peace”.

During an earlier Christmas Day sermon in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo lamented conditions for homeless people the world over, and the damage caused by conflicts.

“Fragile is the flesh of defenceless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds,” said the pope.

He said the story of the birth of Jesus showed that God had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world. “How, then,” he asked, turning his attention to the conditions of Palestinians, “can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?”

Gaza has been devastated by Israeli bombardment in a two-year war, triggered by Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

Winter storms have compounded the plight of the territory’s 2.1m population, nearly all of whom have been displaced and their homes damaged or destroyed.

Aid agencies have called for Israel to allow more tents and urgently needed supplies into Gaza.

Cogat, the Israeli military body which controls Gaza’s border crossings, has dismissed claims of deliberate aid restrictions, saying almost 310,000 tents and tarpaulins had been delivered since the start of the ceasefire in October.

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Diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh have hit a critical juncture with Dhaka suspending visa and consular services at its missions in New Delhi and Agartala on December 22 following protests outside the facilities. 

India has also suspended visa services at its Chittagong visa application center in Bangladesh following widespread violent protests triggered by the death of prominent Bangledeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi.

The 32-year-old was a fierce critic of India and a key figure in the 2024 uprising that ended the 15-year autocratic rule of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

Hadi died on December 18 in a Singapore hospital where he was being treated after being shot in the head a week earlier in Dhaka by a masked man riding on the back of a motorbike.

Protesters near the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi accused Bangladeshi groups of wrongly targeting minoritiesImage: Manish Swarup/AP Photo/picture alliance

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has called the shooting a premeditated attack carried out by a powerful network aimed at derailing elections planned for February.

Envoys summoned in tit-for-tat move

Tensions between India and Bangladesh further increased following the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu man lynched and burned in public in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district over blasphemy allegations.

Several areas across India, including Kolkata and Hyderabad, witnessed protests by prominent Hindu groups seeking justice for Das. Many carried placards and banners with slogans including “India will not tolerate torture of Hindus in Bangladesh.”

New Delhi and Dhaka summoned each other’s envoys earlier this week in a tit-for-tat move to express concern over the situation that has escalated into reciprocal suspension of visa services and heightened tensions over minority safety and diplomatic security.

This visa freeze affects tens of thousands of Bangladeshis seeking medical treatment in India, creating a humanitarian dimension. 

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India has sharply rejected Bangladesh’s attempt to equate protests at its facilities in Dhaka with protests outside Bangladeshi missions in India.

“India continues to keep a close watch on the evolving situation in Bangladesh. Our officials remain in touch with Bangladesh authorities and have conveyed to them our strong concerns at the attacks on minorities. We have also urged that the perpetrators of the barbaric killing of Das be brought to justice,” said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India’s Foreign Ministry.

The visa suspension represents the most tangible impact on ordinary citizens since tensions flared. India was issuing around 1,500 visas daily to Bangladeshis, prioritizing medical and emergency visas.

The entire pipeline of patients is affected especially for those needing new visas, follow-up appointments, and emergency care.

But this is not the first time it happened. Following political unrest and Hasina’s ouster in August last year, Indian visa centers across the country were closed indefinitely for security reasons.

‘Complex interdependence’

Experts and former diplomats emphasize that the diplomatic breakdown between the neighboring nations was serious given the recent tensions.

“The visa freeze is ad hoc, not permanent,” Sanjay Bhardwaj, a professor of South Asian studies at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, told DW, noting that it is “more of a tactical move rather than a strategic rupture.”

“India closed its Chittagong visa office after escalating anti-India rhetoric threatened staff safety. Bangladesh’s suspension of visa operations in India is purely retaliatory, designed to appease domestic constituencies,” he said.

Bhardwaj said that India and Bangladesh share a complex interdependence.

“Bangladesh cannot function without Indian cooperation — whether in trade, transit, or connectivity,” he added.

“This visa standoff, while disruptive for ordinary citizens, does not automatically derail broader bilateral relations or commerce. Both sides understand the stakes. The freeze hurts people, not the relationship’s structural foundation.”

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This latest flashpoint builds on over a year of fraying ties that have deteriorated sharply since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, with India expressing growing alarm over the safety of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh while Dhaka has pushed back against what it perceives as interference in its internal affairs.

“India’s visa stoppage was a temporary security measure responding to tangible, credible threats against our missions and visa centers. Services have since resumed everywhere except Chittagong where the threat remains real,” Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, a former high commissioner to Bangladesh, told DW.

Chakravarty also believes Bangladesh’s response is just retaliation. “They’re manufacturing a false equivalence to claim their missions in India face similar dangers. It is a fabricated narrative for domestic consumption, not grounded in comparable security concerns,” he said.

“Yes, summoning high commissioners is standard diplomatic protocol for lodging concerns. But there is a difference between legitimate security threats and political posturing,” added Chakravarty.

Sreeradha Datta, a Bangladesh expert at the Jindal School of International Affairs, said the current crisis will de-escalate in days, but normal India-Bangladesh relations will not resume until an elected government takes power in Dhaka.

“Fringe elements have hijacked the political narrative — this does not reflect majority Bangladeshi sentiment,” Datta told DW.

“The interim government must prove it can control domestic violence. What happened with Prothom Alo and Daily Star newspapers exposes either gross incompetence or ill intention, and the authorities have shown little interest in repairing ties with India,” added Datta.

On December 18, mobs vandalized, looted, and set fire to the headquarters of the newspaper offices amid riots following the assassination of youth leader Hadi.

“The stalemate is clear. Bangladesh’s caretaker administration lacks legitimacy and political will, while India waits for a credible partner. Unless Dhaka signals genuine intent to normalize relations, New Delhi will not budge,” said Datta. 

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Pope in photos as Christmas celebrated in the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Day Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

The first US-born pope was elected in may by the world’s cardinals during a conclave and succeeded the late Pope Francis.

Here are some photos of his first Christmas as the Pope:

Pope Leo XIV presides over Christmas Day Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Pope Leo XIV holds up the book of the Gospel during the Christmas Day Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Pope Leo XIV presides over Christmas Day Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Pope Leo XIV presides over Christmas Day Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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Santa is travelling over the Pacific Ocean on his final stretch

The NORAD’s advanced air base tracking aircraft has confirmed that Santa is travelling south from Alaska over the Pacific ocean, marking the final stretch of his Christmas Eve journey.

Tracking crews remain watching as Santa heads home using the E-3 Sentry aircraft which is an airborne warning and control system.

This device is able to detect Santa “despite the fact that he flies faster than starlight” and is able to provide an accurate, real time image of the area.

(NORAD Santa Tracker)

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Santa nears the final few stops of his Christmas Eve journey

Santa nears the final few stops of his Christmas Eve journey and has been spotted flying over snow-covered landscapes in Anchorage, Alaska.

The NORAD has confirmed there are no major travel disruptions and his “sleigh is moving right on schedule”.

The Alaska NORAS Region Commander has reported that Santa was spotted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in the US.

It shared that “Anchorage is Alaska’s most populous city and contains more than 40 per cent of the state’s total population. That will surely make for one busy stop for Santa, but we know he is up to the task.”

The organisation added: “With sometimes less than six hours of sunlight per day in the winter, Anchorage also boasts the most espresso coffee stands per capita than anywhere in the US.”

(Santa NORAD)

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Elon Musk shares Grok’s version of Santa’s Christmas run

Elon Musk also joined the festive fun by sharing a visualisation created by Grok, the AI chatbot developed by his company xAI, showing Santa Claus racing across the sky in his sleigh.

The post highlighted how Grok, known for generating real-time visuals and explanations on X, has become part of the Christmas Eve spectacle.

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‘God bless us, every one!’ The five best film versions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Aas any story outside the Bible been adapted and performed more times than A Christmas Carol? The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the four ghosts who set out to change his miserly ways has been reworked and reimagined hundreds of times in the past 180 years.

There have been stage productions, radio shows, films, musicals, television adaptations and animated specials, with everyone from Jim Carrey and Ryan Reynolds to Daffy Duck and Barbie giving us their own takes on Scrooge.

When Charles Dickens first published his original novella a few days before Christmas in 1843, it was an immediate hit. Within weeks it was being performed on stage at London’s Surrey Theatre, and by 1853 even Dickens himself was getting in on the act. The book was the subject of the author’s first ever public reading, delivered to a rapturous reception at Birmingham Town Hall.

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Canadian police ‘spot’ Santa in Alberta

Christmas Eve excitement reached new heights in Canada after the Edmonton police reported a live Santa sighting over the city.

In a festive post on social media, the police said their AIR1 helicopter crew had “eyes on Santa’s sleigh” flying over Edmonton, adding that officers were keeping the skies clear so Father Christmas could deliver gifts without interruption.

“From all of us at the Edmonton Police Service, Merry Christmas!” the post read.

The light-hearted update quickly drew thousands of views and reactions online, with users responding in the Christmas spirit – some cheering Santa on, others joking about time zones and the Norad tracker showing him elsewhere.

Shweta Sharma25 December 2025 08:45

Nasa spots Christmas tree-shaped star cluster

It’s official name is NGC 2264, but the Christmas Tree Cluster wouldn’t be a bad one either.

Nasa, scanning the skies above Santa’s ongoing flight, spotted a cluster of young stars surrounded by swirls of gas. Together, they resemble a giant Christmas tree.

And, it’s only 2,500 light-years away, so I’m sure Santa will deliver presents there too in no time.

Shweta Sharma25 December 2025 08:30

Trump posts AI-generated Santa video warning immigrants to self-deport

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released an AI-generated Christmas advert, showing Santa Claus working as an ICE agent.

The video, in which an imposing Father Christmas is seen wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying weapons, urges undocumented immigrants to leave the country voluntarily.

The figure, depicted wearing Santa’s traditional red suit and with a white beard, appears with an ICE logo across his chest.

Shweta Sharma25 December 2025 08:00

Santa arrives in California

Santa has been just spotted flying over San Francisco, lighting up the Bay Area as he continues his journey along the West Coast.

“The sleigh flew by the Golden Gate bridge,” it said.

On Christmas eve Santa is shown delivering gifts all around the world, moving west with the time zones. By the time the night is over, he’s covered almost every region.

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• Kate Middleton’s latest Christmas Day look brought new life to one of her go-to coats
• The Princess of Wales wore a bespoke Blaze Milano coat that she’s worn multiple times in 2025
• Princess Kate is known for her holiday style

Kate Middleton is festive and fashionable this Christmas in one of her go-to coats.

The Princess of Wales, 43, joined members of the royal family — including her husband, Prince William, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — for their annual Christmas Day church outing on Dec. 25.

This year, Princess Kate pulled a familiar piece out of her closet: a bespoke Blaze Milano coat that she wore multiple times in 2025. The choice perfectly coordinated with other members of the family, matching both Princess Charlotte in brown and the color of the day — red, as worn by Queen Camilla and others — in a subtle way due to its burgundy tone.

Kate Middleton at Christmas 2025.

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The royal mom accessorized with a patterned scarf (as did Prince William!) and a brown hat by Juliette Botterill Millinery, which is new to Kate’s collection.

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Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte on Christmas 2025.

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Since her 2011 wedding to Prince William, Kate has become known for her style choices, especially around the holidays. Whether she’s sporting a tiara and ballgown in Windsor Castle for a state banquet or outdoors picking out Christmas trees with children, she’s dressed for the occasion. While she’s worn traditional colors for the season, such as reds and greens, she’s also shown that other shades can be equally festive.

Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton on Christmas 2025.

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Despite the praise for her holiday-ready wardrobe, Princess Kate has admitted to having regrets about past Christmas ensembles. In 2019, she bundled up for the church outing on Dec. 25 in a gray Catherine Walker coat with a faux fur collar. However, with an unseasonably warm temperature of 46 degrees Fahrenheit that year, she admitted to a well-wisher, “I really shouldn’t have worn this.”

When it comes to her fashion philosophy, Princess Kate is known for recycling her favorite pieces (sometimes years apart!) and following the late Queen Elizabeth’s habit of sporting bright colors.

Kate Middleton on Christmas 2019.

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In the documentary The Queen at 90, the Queen’s daughter-in-law Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, explained the reasoning behind the style choice: “She needs to stand out for people to be able to say, ‘I saw the Queen.'”

Sophie added, “Don’t forget that when she turns up somewhere, the crowds are two, three, four, 10, 15 deep, and someone wants to be able to say they saw a bit of the Queen’s hat as she went past.”

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The Prince and Princess of Wales, King Charles and Queen Camilla delighted royal well-wishers as they lead other senior royals and waved to the adoring crowds gathered outside Sandringham on Christmas Day.

Kate and William were joined by their children Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven. 

Camilla wore a festively red overcoat and stylish hat as she walked alongside a smiling King Charles.  

The royals will attend an hour-long service at the church before gathering together to attend a lunch hosted by the monarch. 

Fans were also delighted to see the King’s nieces, Beatrice and Eugenie arriving at the family gathering, despite their parents not being in attendance. 

The King’s younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and former wife Sarah Ferguson are off the guest list after becoming mired in scandal following revelations about their involvement with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The hope of catching a glimpse of the youngsters on their walk to church is a major draw for royal fans who gather close to the church in Sandringham every year. 

Other expected family members include the King’s other brother Prince Edward with his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, son James Viscount Severn, 17, and daughter Lady Louise, 22.

Meanwhile Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence are on the guest list, alongside daughter Zara and son-in-law Mike Tindall and their three children Mia, 11, Lena, seven, and Lucas, four.

Kate beamed a wide smile as she arrived at Sandringham with Princess Charlotte, 10

Camilla wore a festively red overcoat and stylish hat as she walked alongside King Charles

Anne’s son Peter Phillips will also attend with his two daughters Savannah and Isla.

Earlier this year, Peter announced his engagement to girlfriend Harriet Sperling. 

Now the rule that only married couples can attend has been relaxed, it’s very likely she too has been asked by King Charles to join the family. She has already met the King and Queen and members of the wider family at events such as Royal Ascot. 

The royals were watched on by a legion of fans, some of whom had been queuing for hours to catch a glimpse of the family. 

First in the queue outside Sandringham’s War Memorial gates was 70-year-old John Loughrey, who secured his place at 9pm last night.

Mr Loughrey, from Wandsworth, south west London, spent the night sat on a fold-up chair outside the gates and said: ‘It was cold but I had heat pads inside my jumper and hand warmers.

‘There’s something special about sharing Christmas Day with the royals at Sandringham.’

Mr Loughrey came armed with a portrait he painted of himself, which he hoped to pass on to Prince William.

‘I have met him [many] times before,’ Mr Loughrey said.

‘I last saw William at the Centrepoint homeless charity a few weeks ago and told him I would bring a special gift for him to Sandringham.’

A few people behind Mr Loughrey in the queue were American husband and wife Margie and Jeff Brooks, their daughter Elizabeth Brooks, 29, and her husband Caleb Brewer, 30.

Royal superfan John Loughrey, 70, from Wandsworth, south west London, spent the night sat on a fold-up chair outside the gates to be the first in the queue

A few people behind Mr Loughrey in the queue were American husband and wife Margie and Jeff Brooks, their daughter Elizabeth Brooks, 29, and her husband Caleb Brewer, 30

Noele Fowler, 65, and husband David, 66, from Toronto, Ontario, were treating their daughter Jackie, 35, to a trip to Sandringham for her Christmas present

Mrs Brooks, 62, from Fort Worth, Texas, said: ‘This is the centrepiece of our week-long holiday.

‘We came up from London yesterday and go back there this afternoon.

‘We all like the royals, especially [our daughter] Elizabeth’.

The 29-year-old was dressed under layers and in a bobble hat as she struggled to keep warm, but said: ‘Apparently its 80 degrees (Fahrenheit – 26.6C) back home, but I wouldn’t miss this.’

Mr Brooks, 63, said: ‘I went to London for Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1981 because I was studying in Oxford at the time.’

Also in the queue were royal watchers from Israel and also Canada.

Noele Fowler, 65, and husband David, 66, were treating their daughter Jackie, 35, to a trip to Sandringham for her Christmas present.

The family, from Toronto, Ontario, are spending a week in the UK and have combined 48 hours in Norfolk with visiting relatives in Guildford, Surrey.

Jackie said: ‘I’ve always been interested in royal history, starting with the Tudors. This is such a treat to be here.’

Among those not attending this year are Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, who have been told they are not welcome at celebrations after a drip-feed of revelations about their involvement with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

It will be the second year running that the King’s brother and his ex-wife have not attended. Last year, they pulled out of the celebrations just 10 days before Christmas after Andrew’s links to alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, came to light.

The former couple will spend one last Christmas hunkered down at the Royal Lodge, which they will vacate at some point next year. 

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Royal fans have been delighted after an resurfaced photo of Queen Elizabeth’s first Christmas in Sandringham was recently released, as she was seen making her first Christmas speech

Alice Sjoberg Social News Reporter

11:01, 25 Dec 2025

The Queen was known for her Christmas broadcasts every year (file)(Image: Getty Images)

While it’s been over three years since the late Queen Elizabeth past away in 2022, royal fans are still missing the Queen’s appearance during their Christmas celebrations, which has since been taken over by King Charles.

The first Christmas Broadcast was delivered by George V in 1932 and since then has evolved into an important part of the Christmas Day celebrations for many in Britain and around the world. Since its start, the royal speech has discussed current issues and concerns, and shares The Monarch’s reflections on what Christmas means to them and their listeners. While both King George V and King George VI delivered their own speeches, many Brits will think of the late Queen, as her Christmas broadcast quickly became many people’s festive highlight.

The Queen first delivered her first Christmas broadcast in December 1952, following her Accession earlier in the year. Since then, she delivered a speech every Christmas until December 2021, except in 1969 when a repeat of the documentary Royal Family was already scheduled for the holiday period.

Following her death in 2022, King Charles III took over the tradition as he did his first Christmas Broadcast as King.

To remember our late Queen, the Royal Collection Trust shared an unearthed photo of the Queen doing her first Christmas broadcast in Sandringham in 1952, and it’s delighted fans ever since.

The Queen’s first Christmas message in 1952 was broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham House. (Image: Getty)

The image shows the monarch sitting at a desk in front of a microphone, holding a page to read from. The Queen’s curls were pinned back as she wore a blazer with a brooch which she had accessorised further with a pearl necklace.

She was seen sitting at the same desk as her father had previously done the Christmas broadcast from, as the photo saw her look into the camera.

While the Royal Collection Trust first shared the photo on their Instagram page, several royal fans have since posted it onto several different social media pages, as they continue to praise her efforts as Queen.

The History & Lives of the British Royal Facebook page were one of the pages that’s recently shared the photo, as they went on to share the full speech in question.

In her speech, the Queen thanked her subjects for their “loyalty and affection” since her accession to the throne 10 months previously and promised to continue the work of her father and grandfather to unite the nations of the British Commonwealth and Empire.

She also asked her audience to pray for her on her Coronation Day the following spring.

Several royal fans soon took to the comment section to share their thoughts, as many were quick to post the loving messages.

“And she did all that and more. God bless HM the Queen, there will never be another like her,” one person wrote, while another user said: “A lovely speech. Her Majesty kept her promise and did a lot more. I still miss her greatly.”

A third person shared: “I miss her so much. She was stability in a very unstable world.”

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North Korea is showcasing what appears to be progress on a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media images revealing a largely completed hull.

Images released by North Korea‘s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday showed leader Kim Jong Un visiting a shipyard to inspect the construction of what it said was an 8,700-ton-class nuclear-propelled submarine.

Mr Kim has said the completion of the submarine would mark an “epoch-making” change in strengthening the country’s nuclear deterrent against what he described as enemy threats.

During the visit, Mr Kim denounced South Korea’s US-backed efforts to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine as an “offensive act” that he said gravely infringes on the North’s security and maritime sovereignty.

He added that South Korea’s ambitions further underscore the need to advance and nuclear arm North Korea’s navy.

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KCNA did not specify when Kim visited the shipyard, but it was the first time North Korean state media had released images of the submarine since March, when coverage mostly showed the vessel’s lower sections.

It was also not immediately clear how close North Korea is to finishing the submarine, though images showing an apparently near-complete hull suggest that key components, including the engine and possibly the reactor, have already been installed, according to experts.

“Showing the entire vessel now seems to indicate that most of the equipment has already been installed and it is just about ready to be launched into the water,” said Moon Keun-sik, a submarine expert at Seoul’s Hanyang University and a former officer in the South Korean navy.

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A long-range surface-to-air missile is test-fired near the East Sea.
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He believes the submarine could be tested at sea within months.

A nuclear-powered submarine was among the advanced weapons Mr Kim outlined at a 2021 party meeting to counter what he described as growing US-led threats, alongside solid-fuelled ICBMs, which enable faster launches, hypersonic weapons, and spy satellites.

North Korea has since tested several of these systems and recently unveiled a new destroyer, which Mr Kim said would expand the range and preemptive strike capabilities of its nuclear forces.

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Analysts say a nuclear-powered submarine capable of prolonged stealth patrols and underwater missile launches would significantly complicate detection for neighbouring countries, though doubts remain over whether sanctions-hit North Korea has the resources and technology to build one.

Some experts suggest Pyongyang’s closer ties with Russia – including military support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine – may have helped it obtain key technologies.

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While some suspect Russia could have provided a reactor, others argue North Korea likely developed its own, possibly with limited Russian assistance.

During a November summit with Donald Trump, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought US support for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines and pledged to boost defence spending to reduce America’s burden.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have remained high as Mr Kim pushes forward with his nuclear weapons programme.

His government has repeatedly dismissed calls by Washington and Seoul to revive negotiations aimed at winding down its nuclear and missile programmes.

Negotiations collapsed in 2019 following a failed summit with Mr Trump during the US president’s first term.

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Tarique Rahman, leader of Bangladesh’s opposition, has returned after 17 years in self-imposed exile in London. The aspiring prime minister left the country in 2008, claiming politically motivated persecution, and has now come back ahead of upcoming elections.

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Over 10,000 security personnel have been deployed across the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with hundreds of thousands of voters expected at the polls for the country’s first direct election in many decades.

The local vote in the capital city marks the reintroduction of the “one-person, one-vote” principle for the entire African country.

“This is my first time to vote,” 65-year-old Addey Isak Abdi told the Reuters news agency. “I am very ​happy and I came here early in the morning, walking with other mothers,” she added.

The ballot “shows Somalia is standing on its feet and moving forward,” National Electoral Commission member Abib Hayir told Reuters. “After the local election, elections can and will take place in the entire country.”

Al-Shabab seen as threat to nationwide polls

Despite these claims, many are questioning the feasibility of nationwide election in the county that is still wrestling with Islamist insurgency. The powerful al-Shabab militia controls large parts of Somalian territory and has also staged deadly attacks in the capital. Due to security concerns, Somali officials closed the Mogadishu airport and blocked off streets for vehicle traffic on election day.

Somali officials said the entire country ‘will be shut down’ to boost securityImage: Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP

The last direct vote was held in 1969, before dictator Siad Barre took power. Barre’s fall in 1991 saw the country switch to a clan-based power sharing system, where clan representatives elect lawmakers who in turn choose the country’s president. Universal suffrage was only legally restored last year, and the Mogadishu vote has been delayed three times in 2025.

Now, the city of some 3 million people is set to choose its local representatives directly among over 1,600 candidates fielded by up to 20 political parties.

Election in Mogadishu ‘stage-managed’

Some opposition parties, however, have criticized the Mogadishu vote as a ploy to keep President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in power, decrying the process as flawed and one-sided.

“There is close to zero civilian participation. It’s mostly a government and security forces operation,” , security analyst Samira Gaid was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

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She described the process as “stage-managed” to make the impoverished, war-torn nation “appear like a democracy.”

With the parliament’s mandate ending in May 2026 and President Mohamud’s first term expiring in April, the country’s political elite remains divided over direct elections. This summer, Mohamud made a deal with some opposition leaders that parliamentary deputies would be chosen directly, but the president would still be decided in parliament, which his rivals see as the president trying to shore up his own reelection prospects.

Some Somali states have threatened to run their own election process if no consensus is reached.

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A Powerball player from Arkansas won $1.87 billion on Christmas Eve in one of the biggest lottery wins in history.

The massive jackpot was the second biggest U.S. lottery prize ever, according to Powerball, and is set to make the winner richer than some of the wealthiest celebrities in the United States.

The identity of the winner remains a mystery, although Powerball revealed that the lucky Arkansan chose numbers 4, 25, 31, 52, and 59. They also chose a red Powerball 19 and a Power Play multiplier of 2.

Eight other winners matched all five white balls, with those tickets being sold in California, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Two others were purchased in New York, with the winners set to bank $1 million.

Meanwhile, 114 Powerball tickets won cash prizes of $50,000, and 31 tickets banked $100,000 jackpots.

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The prize, which has a final total of 1.87 billion, has been steadily climbing in value for weeks (AP)

“Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, said. “We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak – every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.”

The odds of winning a prize stand at 1 in 24.9, according to Powerball. However, the odds of winning the jackpot are a staggering 1 in 292.2 million.

The unnamed winner now faces a choice in how they wish to bank the mammoth cash win. They can have the money dished out to them in annuitized amounts over 30 years or take a cut to their winnings by taking a lump sum now.

The lump sum would be valued at $834.9 million. However, both options are before taxes.

Choosing the annuitized version would make the mystery winner richer than some of the U.S.’s biggest celebrities, including Bruce Springsteen, who has a net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.

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Eight other Powerball winners are set to bank $1 million (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

They would also be richer than Rihanna, who is worth $1.4 billion, and Taylor Swift, who reportedly has a fortune worth $1.6 billion.

Although their wealth might not stack up to Oprah Winfrey’s $3 billion estate or Michael Jordan’s reported net worth of $3.5 billion, the winner’s jackpot does slightly exceed Kim Kardashian’s $1.7 billion fortune.

The lucky Arkansan would easily be able to purchase a range of luxuries with their new winnings, including a private island.

According to Private Islands Online, buyers can purchase their own property off the coast of Florida for just $2 million.

Larger islands can cost as much as $75 million, although this would still be well within the winner’s budget, even if they took the lump sum amount.

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The massive prize fund will make its winner even wealthier than Taylor Swift (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Purchasing a house in some of the U.S’s swankiest neighborhoods would be easy too, with glamorous mansions in Beverly Hills, California, costing between $1.149 million and $175 million according to JamesEdition.

Holiday pads in the Hamptons would be well within reach, too, with Sotheby’s International Real Estate selling 12-bedroom, 15,000-square-foot homes in the prestigious New York neighborhood for $49.9 million.

This is the second biggest Powerball win ever, with the largest standing at $2.04 billion. That winning ticket was sold to Edwin Castro in California in November 2022.

Castro opted to take the lump sum, meaning that he banked a fortune worth $997.6 million, according to the California Lottery.

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• A single ticket from Arkansas won a Powerball jackpot of $1.8 billion on Wednesday, Dec. 24
• This drawing boasted the second-largest jackpot ever, according to lottery officials
• The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million

A lucky Powerball player in Arkansas is celebrating one very happy Christmas!

The Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 24, put $1.817 billion up for grabs to any player who could match all five white balls and the red Powerball — and it was won by a single ticket from Arkansas, which scooped the second largest win in Powerball history and the biggest jackpot of 2025.

Matching white balls 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 and red Powerball 19 also comes with a cash option of a cool $834.9 million.

“Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,” said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO said in a release. “We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak – every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.”

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The win marks the second time a Powerball jackpot has been scooped up by a ticket holder in Arkansas, following the sale of a winning ticket in 2010.

The Arkansas ticket holder isn’t the only Powerball plaer to be celebrating this Christmas. A total of eight tickets matched all five white balls, with players Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia all now celebrating a set cash prize of $1 million.

A further 114 tickets also won $50,000 prizes and another 31 tickets won $100,000 prizes.

According to Powerball, the odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

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This latest Powerball jackpot run lasted for 47 drawings, a record for the most consecutive drawings in a single cycle, according to the release

“This jackpot is set to deliver the ultimate windfall,” Strawn said in a previous release on Dec. 18.

Powerball tickets are each $2 per play, and sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The last jackpot was won on Sept. 6 when two tickets in Missouri and Texas split the top prize of $1.787 billion.

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The largest Powerball jackpot in history was won on Nov. 7, 2022, when an individual in California won $2.04 billion. The second largest was recently won on Sept. 6 — the most recent Powerball drawing to result in a jackpot winner.

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By KAT WONG FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: 09:13 GMT, 25 December 2025 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 25 December 2025

Disadvantaged Australians from all walks of life have gathered for Christmas lunch as political leaders offer food and hope.

Armed with gloves, an apron, and a pair of tongs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spent Christmas morning serving festive fare at the Rev Bill Crews Foundation in his inner-west Sydney electorate.

He was joined by NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane, Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek, state MP Jo Haylen, and NSW Premier Chris Minns, who smothered plates of ham and potatoes with gravy while reminiscing about his short-lived stint at McDonald’s.

Each politician then took it in turns delivering hot meals to those patiently waiting in the courtyard.

‘Most of the people here have dislocated families and lives,’ Rev Crews said.

‘For them to come and connect with one another shows they can find some hope in a world which is pretty grey at the moment.

‘And to have senior politicians here is really important because it says to people feeling at the lowest of the low, that they matter.’

Diners greeted the prime minister in particular with glee, asking for handshakes and selfies as he ferried plates to their tables.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Christmas lunch hosted by the Rev Bill Crews Foundation in Sydney on Thursday

NSW Premier Chris Minns, Rev Bill Crews, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Christmas lunch hosted by the Rev Bill Crews Foundation

The Prime Minister worked away armed with a pair of tongs wearing gloves and a hat saying ‘Bill’s Crew’

While serving the food, Albanese sported a plastic apron

It was the warmest welcome he had received in weeks after a fortnight marked by anger, frustration and fear following a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.

Volunteer Di King, known as ‘Auntie Di’, has spent the past 11 Christmases cooking at the Rev Bill Crews Foundation and hugged Albanese as soon as he came through the kitchen doors.

‘It’s important to all of us to have community,’ she said.

‘We have a lot of people who have mental health problems, with addiction, lonely old people, people of Chinese ethnicity who’ve come out to look after grandchildren.

‘They really, really need us, and we need them.’

For years, the now-prime minister and his son have regularly volunteered at the kitchen alongside the 81-year-old.

On Thursday his government pledged $10million for the foundation.

‘This is a cause extremely close to my heart,’ Albanese said.

‘I am so proud to call Bill a friend and to have seen up close the impact his work has made.’

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Jilly Fretwell was left devastated when her black cat Bindi went missing in August 2020

09:07, 25 Dec 2025Updated 09:07, 25 Dec 2025

Bindi was missing for five years(Image: Jilly Fretwell© SWNS)

A cat has finally been reunited with its family five years after disappearing in what’s being called a ‘Christmas miracle’. Black feline Bindi mysteriously disappeared from her home in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2020.

Although she had been missing for more than 1,000 days, she finally appeared just before December 25. Owner Jilly Fretwell, 29, said: “She used to go out for a couple of hours and then come straight back, so it was really odd for her to be missing for more than a day.

“We really were left in the dark.” Public appeals and social media posts were made, and months were spent searching for Bindi, but her heartbroken owner simply couldn’t find her.

Jilly searched everywhere for her beloved cat but initially had no luck(Image: Jilly Fretwell© SWNS)

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Jilly, a software project manager, had given up hope of ever seeing her beloved pet again when she received an unexpected phone call from vets on Thursday, December 18. To her surprise, Bindi had been found.

Jilly, who had since moved home, said: “We were just in complete disbelief. It wasn’t really until we saw her that we believed it was her.

“We’re just so glad we had her microchipped and that she was alive and well. I’ve never heard of anyone’s cat going missing for so long and turning up absolutely fine. It did feel like a real Christmas miracle.”

Jilly, a software project manager, had given up hope of ever seeing Bindi again(Image: Jilly Fretwell© SWNS)Pictured: Bindi as a kitten(Image: Jilly Fretwell© SWNS)

In light of her experience, Jilly is now urging other owners to get their cats microchipped. She said there were ‘no clues’ about where Bindi may have been over the last five years – but she was just happy to have her back.

Jilly added: “She is the most cuddly, affectionate cat I’ve ever met. She puts her paws on either of your shoulders to give you a real cuddle.

“She’s very calm and cuddly really. I think she’s been looked after by someone, she looks in great shape. She’s potentially been inside, but I have no idea.”

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