The vets who treat poorly animals at Christmas

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Vincent Kompany says Manchester homelessness is 'shameful'

A three-week-old seal pup was found in a back garden four miles (6.4km) away from the sea.

Celtic will be top of the Scottish Premiership on Christmas Day after teenager Mikey Johnston's double helped earn a dominant win over Dundee.

Southampton won successive Premier League games for the first time since April 2017 to condemn Huddersfield to a fifth consecutive defeat.

A goal in each half from David Brooks earned Bournemouth a victory over 10-man Brighton that lifts the Cherries back into the top half of the Premier League table.

Spain's Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total, by beating Abu Dhabi side Al Ain in the final.

Championship strugglers Reading have appointed Rio Ave boss Jose Gomes as their new manager.

Sam Cosgrove scored his sixth goal in four games for Aberdeen as struggling Hearts suffered yet another Scottish Premiership defeat at Pittodrie.

Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77 following a short illness, a party spokesperson has said.

Aaron Amadi-Holloway headed the winner as Shrewsbury beat Coventry to secure a first league victory under new manager Sam Ricketts.

The Universal Credit system leaves too many UK claimants with children facing a stark choice between turning down jobs or getting into debt, MPs warn.

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte delivered a brutal 11th-round knockout of Dereck Chisora to maintain hope of facing world champion Anthony Joshua.

Banksy's Port Talbot snow mural attacked by 'drunk halfwit'

Two second-half Alfredo Morelos goals helped Rangers come from behind to beat St Johnstone and move within a point of Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

The so-called "Super Saturday" before Christmas saw an incremental boost in shoppers, according to latest data from retail experts Springboard.

Declan Rice: Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy says West Ham player could be his captain

Patricia Ward Hales (née Ward; 27 February 1929 – 22 June 1985) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom who reached the singles final of the 1955 U.S. Championships, losing to Doris Hart.

Frank de Boer: Atlanta United name former Crystal Palace boss as head coach

Tottenham produced an outstanding performance to brush aside Everton and move two points behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.

Alli was forced off after a challenge with England team-mate Pickford, which former Three Lions captain Alan Shearer described as "disgusting".

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith called Leeds United "the best side we've played" after they came back from two goals down to claim a stunning 3-2 stoppage-time win and go back to the top of the Championship.

More than 80,000 people have paid their respects to Japan's Emperor Akihito as he gave his final birthday address before his abdication in April.

Akihito is the first living monarch to relinquish the Chrysanthemum throne in nearly 200 years.

PDC World Darts Championship: James Wade fights back to beat Keegan Brown