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As 2025 draws to a close it’s the perfect time to take a look back at some of the fantastic photographs sent in by our Weather Watchers. With cameras always at the ready they have managed to capture this year’s weather stories with an added dash of celestial sparkle too.

Coventry City and Southampton have been charged by the Football Association over the scenes after the final whistle in their 1-1 draw at St Mary’s on Saturday.There was a melee between several players and staff from both sides, with Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard appearing to exchange words with Saints players before others became involved.Coventry led at half-time through Ephron Mason-Clark’s goal before the game sprung into life in a hectic opening to the second half.Jay Dasilva’s straight red card for a reckless challenge two minutes after the restart reduced the Sky Blues to 10 players before Nathan Wood equalised…

Srosh KhanandNaomi de Souza, NewsbeatHandoutTommy Cole works with nutritionists at football clubs to make sure players get the most out of their mealsMany of us have been waiting all year to tuck into our favourite festive treats.Christmas dinner can look very different for each household – but for professional footballers, it is still a time to stay focused on fitness and recovery for matches.Private chef Tommy Cole whips up meals for Premier League players from major clubs – including Fulham, Chelsea and Brighton – all year round. When it comes to the main Christmas meal, he takes a traditional approach,…

My best Christmas on tour was in South Africa in 2015. The Boxing Day Test was the opening match of the series and it was going to be highly competitive. South Africa were still packed with big guns and we had just won the Ashes the previous summer.I’d had a few months out with a stress fracture to the ball of my foot and it felt like a Christmas present when I proved myself fit enough to join the squad in Durban.In contrast to that Australia tour five years earlier, I knew if I was fit I was going to…

Britain’s farming sector has been hit by an unprecedented wave of closures, with 6,270 agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses shutting down since Rachel Reeves unveiled her inheritance tax changes on agricultural assets.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, spanning the 12 months from October 2024 when the policy was first announced, represent the highest closure rate ever recorded in the sector.The data also revealed that fewer people are willing to start new farming ventures following the tax announcement.This creates a net reduction of 3,045 businesses, demonstrating that Britain’s farming sector is contracting at an unprecedented rate.Britain’s farming sector has been…

Edward StourtonThe church of Holy Trinity is a solid red-brick presence at the top of Guildford’s medieval High Street. There has been a place of worship on the site since at least the 14th Century, and today’s Georgian building includes the tomb of an archbishop of Canterbury from the reign of the Stuarts. The pre-Christmas scene here could not be more traditional – children from the local Church of England school putting on a Nativity show of song, dance and drama.But there is a quiet revolution unfolding at Holy Trinity. In defiance of the Church of England’s current rules, the…

We’ve built five quizzes to celebrate five BBC shows – but only those with the biggest football trivia brains can beat them all.So, is your knowledge the Strongest Link or is it more Pointless?With the exception of our Mastermind quiz, which has used past questions on the show, all these quizzes have been written by the BBC Sport team and are just inspired by the relevant BBC quiz.The quizzes get harder as you go – good luck with our Only Connect finale. It’s time to put yourself to the test!

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Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporterLucy TurnerLucy said she was elated at the thought of spending Christmas for the first time with her baby son, SandyWhen Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer at Christmas three years ago she was given a second piece of devastating news. She would have to terminate her pregnancy.Lucy, from Edinburgh, sought second opinions from doctors all over the world but the message was the same – she would need urgent surgery and radiotherapy which her baby would not survive.In a further blow, the UN policy adviser, who could speak nine languages, was warned…

The stockings have been hung and the tree has been decorated – but who is that hiding behind those baubles?Do you think you can identify the dozen Welsh sports stars obscured by our Christmas hangings?They are all personalities who featured in Wales’ sporting headlines during 2025.Take our quiz and see how many you can spot.