The majority of adults in Britain (58%)agree that it is important to understand the story of religious festivals that other
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People with dementia have penned a special Christmas poem to tackle the issue of isolation facing those living with the condition – especially
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Everyone knows Silent Night, but contemporary carols are still being written. We meet two of the UK’s most popular composers,
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Plymouth’s Central Library is opening on Christmas Day to offer warmth and festive cheer to people who are on their
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Nightstop is calling on volunteers across the country to take in a young person, so that they don’t sleep on
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Experts clean, repair surviving fragments of 12th century masterworks at famed Church of the Nativity, some of which were covered
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A woman has restored ex-display shop mannequins to create a life-size nativity display at her local church. Maureen Wall, 71,
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Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas care is being put at risk, experts say, with some places
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A nativity scene made entirely of sand is on display at the Vatican. Made out of 720 tonnes of sand,
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Care providers say the Grinch has stolen Christmas hope from 1.4m older and vulnerable adults who are currently going without
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Organisers of a toy appeal for children living in poverty say they have seen a 40% increase in demand this
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Over the seven year crisis more than five million Syrians fled to surrounding countries seeking safety and work. Those that
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Council staff have come to the aid of a children’s nursery that accidentally threw away all its nativity costumes. Tynemouth
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Aled Jones and Russell Watson have been spreading Christmas cheer at East London church St Anne’s to raise awareness for
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Christians in Syria are facing a tough Christmas as many are still homeless and relying on food packages to make
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