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• Police seize thousands of fake Ferrero Rocher chocolates
  A fake Ferrero Rocher chocolate scam that threatened the integrity of ambassador's Christmas parties around the world has been uncovered by French police.
• Dubai sexonbeach woman returns to Britain
  A British woman convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach has flown home according to her lawyer.
• Why the whole world is in a Twitter
  When Mike Wilson used the socialnetworking site Twitter to tell the world his plane had crashed he was demonstrating what many already knew that for a growing number of people twittering is becoming a way of life
• Remarkable pictures show troops fighting in Santa hats
  Royal Marines' carol service was interrupted by a Taliban attack.
• Recession will be worse than first forecast
  Households must prepare themselves for an even deeper recession than previously feared experts warned after official figures showed the economy shrank deeper into the red this autumn.
• British archaeologist finds ancient gold coins at Jerusalem dig
  An amateur archaeologist from Birmingham has discovered gold coins dating from the 7th Century at a dig outside Jerusalem.
• Lord Mandelson slopes off with Nat Rothschild
  Clearly unabashed by my revelations about his eventful holiday as a guest of Nat Rothschild in Corfu during the summer Lord Mandelson is to spend Christmas at the financier's chalet in Klosters.
• Nigella Lawson says Stop dieting
  Since Charles Saatchi lost five stone on his gruesome eggsonly diet his wife Nigella Lawson has complained that he no longer shows the enthusiasm for her cooking that he once did.
• Disappointment for Lord Attenborough
  Lord Attenborough's family had been hopeful that the great man would be out of hospital in time for Christmas but alas his brother Sir David told me yesterday that he will have no alternative but to spend the day at St George's Hospital in southwest London.
• Lynda La Plante wants to break free
  Novelists get typecast just as often as actors. Lynda La Plante the creator of Prime Suspect tells next week's Radio Times that she would love to write a bodice ripper rather than what she calls another body ripper.
• Pope's remarks on sexuality 'will widen Anglican rift'
  The Pope's 'clear' statement on the importance of heterosexual lifestyles will widen the rift with the Archbishop of Canterbury senior Anglicans predict.
• Council removes 'Urinate in public' signs
  A prankster has erected signs saying it is legal to urinate in a city's streets after 7.30pm.
• One in 20 midwife positions unfilled
  One in 20 midwife positions in NHS hospitals are unfilled despite a Government promise to would recruit 1000 more midwives.
• Tories bid to prevent exconvicts becoming homeless
  Criminals should be forced to save part of their prison pay to fund accommodation when they are released the Tories said today as part of a new antihomelessness strategy.
• Greatgrandmother 99 discovers birthday is wrong
  A greatgrandmother had to postpone her 100th birthday party after finding out she had been celebrating on the wrong day for her entire life.
• Whittard's exboss Will Hobhouse advised on private equity rescue deal
  The man who built Whittard of Chelsea into a national chain in the 1990s has emerged as a key adviser in the buyout of the tea and coffee retailer from administration.
• Alevel student dies after contracting meningitis on school trip to Russia
  An "exceptional" Alevel student has died in a Russian hospital after contracting meningitis on a school trip it emerged yesterday.
• Motorists' fines: the potential charges
  Motorists can be accused of careless driving in various circumstances where they may have driven below an acceptable standard as a result of being distracted.
• Flu cases 'could be heading towards rates not seen for eight years'
  Flu cases are heading towards the highest rate for nine years after increasing by more than 75 per cent in a week.
• Motorists face £60 fines and three points on licence for minor accidents
  Motorists at fault in minor accidents face £60 fines and three points on their licence in a clamp down on careless driving.
• Flu cases seen by GPs head for nine year high after 75 per cent rise in a week
  Flu cases are heading towards the highest rate for nine years after increasing by more than 75 per cent in a week.
• Man killed by flesheating disease after getting small cut on arm
  A removal firm owner died days after a small cut on his arm led to a flesheating disease spreading through his body an inquest heard.
• Stamps to yet again increase by more than rate of inflation
  The price of stamps is to increase by double the rate of inflation next year.
• Mohammed Asha says he was duped by fanatical friends involved in car bombs
  Mohammed Asha the brain surgeon cleared of plotting car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow says he was duped by his fanatical friends.
• Whittard bought by Past Times chairman
  Past Times chairman Will Hobhouse has emerged as part of the consortium that has rescued Whittard of Chelsea the stricken tea and coffee retailer out of administration.
• Police officer named on BNP list to face misconduct panel
  A serving police officer named in a leaked list of British National Party members is set to face a misconduct panel his force has said.
• Credit crunch 'will return traditional Christmas values' bishop says
  The credit crunch will lead to the return of traditional Christmas values a bishop said.