Queen's Christmas Day speech ( speaks on Tunisia and Paris terror attacks)

Message: Queen sits at a desk in the 18th Century Room at Buckingham Palace, after recording her Christmas Day broadcast

The Queen will use her Christmas Day address to highlight the "moments of darkness" the world has confronted but will also speak about the positive Christian message of light triumphing over the dark.

A series of terrorist atrocities have shocked the world during 2015, from the mass shootings and bombings in Paris last month to the gun attack at a Tunisia resort during the summer.

But the Queen, whose address traditionally has a strong religious framework reflecting her own faith, will sound an optimistic tone when she quotes a verse from the Bible.

Reflecting on the past 12 months, the monarch will say during her Christmas Day broadcast: "It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year, but the Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope, often read at Christmas carol services: 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it'.

Meet the man who married Putin's daughter and then made a fortune

Katerina Putin, younger daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin got married to Kirill Shamalov, son of an old friend of Putin. Their wedding celebrations took place in February 2013, at Igora, a small ski resort that combines beauty and discretion, five people who were there told Reuters.

 Set amid woodland with a picturesque lake, the resort is co-owned by the family of Yuri Kovalchuk, another old friend of Putin, and a Cyprus company with undisclosed shareholders.

One person who attended the event said staff were told the bride and groom were named Kirill and Katerina, and that guests wore white scarves embroidered with the letters "K&K" in red thread. When shown a photograph of a woman known as Katerina Tikhonova, the source identified her as the bride. Tikhonova is Putin's younger daughter, as Reuters confirmed in November. 

"Guards were behind every corner, (they) didn't let anyone close to the celebration," said a staff member at the resort, which has a luxurious spa complex. "But we knew it was Kirill and Katerina - Putin's daughter - celebrating marriage."

Chicago 'Black Christmas' protesters march against police violence

Several hundred protesters against police killings of black men marched on Thursday along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down and aiming to disrupt Christmas Eve shopping in a glittering, upscale commercial area.

The demonstration was peaceful, but after the main march concluded, police scuffled with a few dozen protesters who were trying to block the entrance to an H&M store and to obstruct traffic both ways on Michigan Avenue, a major thoroughfare.

Merry Christmas everyone

The most magical time of the year is here! Merry Christmas3m360 readers and everyone else. May this Christmas bring you divine love, favour, long life, good health, prosperity, success & peace of mind.

Wishing you all the most amazing Christmas celebration ever! Massive hug guys! Kisses!

Foreign embassies are warning Westerners to stay away from a very popular area of Beijing on Christmas Day

At least five foreign embassies in Beijing have issued separate warnings of possible threats against Westerners around Christmas Day in Sanlitun, a popular shopping and bar area in Beijing.

The warnings came as Beijing Public Security Bureau issued a yellow security alert — the highest in a four-tier system — for large and medium-sized shopping malls and supermarkets, citing substantial influx of customers to such venues. The alert is due to last until the new year, Agence France-Presse reported.

Meanwhile, Beijing police beefed up security in the Sanlitun area on Wednesday afternoon, with Snow Leopard Commando Unit — a special unit under armed police tasked with counter-terrorism and riot control — deploying at least three police vehicles and a dozen police officers to patrol the shopping malls.

Westerham Costa Coffee crash: Updates after car ploughs into cafe packed with Christmas shoppers leaving one dead

One person has been killed and five people injured after a car ploughed into a cafe full of Christmas shoppers.

A black Audi smashed into the side of Costa Coffee on the High Street in Westerham, Kent.

Witnesses say an elderly couple were in the car. Four of those injured are said to be in a serious condition.

Read below for live updates.

Man arrested over 'murder of prostitute in red light area'

Kerb crawl: Red light area (file pic)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old prostitute in a red light area.

Police said another sex worker found the woman unconscious with serious injuries “consistent with an assault”.

She was taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.

Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson of West Yorkshire Police said the victim was found within a “managed area” where sex is sold within defined hours.

50 Cent clowns his Baby mama again

To think he once loved this woman. See what he posted about his first baby mama Shaniqua again..

Miracle baby whose life support was turned off home for Christmas

Miracles can come true: Little Bella

A couple who said a final farewell to their baby daughter as her life support machine was turned off told of her miracle recovery.

Francesca and Lee Moore-Williams, 41 and 44, cried as they held Bella’s hand and took one final photograph before her ventilator was switched off.

The couple even signed a Do Not Resuscitate form meaning no special measures would be taken to keep her alive.

But just 30 minutes after their heartbreaking goodbye the 18-month-old tot, who doctors had given up for dead, began kicking and screaming.

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Driver who crammed seven friends into van before crash which killed 19-year-old woman faces jail

Driver: Kyle Perkins 

A driver who crammed seven friends into a van for a night out before a crash which killed a 19-year-old pal has been warned he faces a "substantial jail sentence".

Sammy Jo Davies died after a stolen red LDV Maxus van crashed into parked cars as it raced through narrow streets in Aberdare, south Wales.

Driver Kyle Perkins, 25, sobbed uncontrollably as he appeared in court to plead guilty to three charges including causing the death of Sammy-Jo in the crash in August.

3m360  reports six others were taken to hospital with serious injuries after the crash.

Both Perkins' and the victim’s families had to be kept at opposite ends of the courtroom and flanked by police officers after angry confrontations.'

Jenson Button and Jessica Michibata in 'amicable' split as they have 'discussions over F1 driver's £35m fortune

Jenson Button and wife Jessica Michibata's separation was completely "amicable", a spokesperson for the racing driver said.

The ex-Formula One world champion and underwear model Jessica wed last December after five years of dating, but the pressures of their jobs, keeping them in different parts of the world, has taken its toll.

"Jenson and Jessica have decided to go their separate ways and it is very amicable. There is no-one else involved," the 35-year-old star's representative said on Tuesday.

Now attention turns to Jenson's estimated £35m fortune as it is reported there was no prenuptial agreement set in place.

"Jenson and Jessica did not have any financial arrangement before their marriage," a source close to the pair told 3m360

Star Wars hero John Boyega was close pals with tragic schoolboy Damilola Taylor

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John Boyega was close friends with tragic Damilola Taylor

Star Wars actor John Boyega was a close pal of tragic Damilola Taylor and one of the last people to see him alive, the stabbed schoolboy’s dad has revealed.

John has won worldwide acclaim for his role as rogue stormtrooper Finn in The Force Awakens – but has never forgotten the beloved pal who never got to grow up and fulfil his own potential.

Damilola ’s dad Richard Taylor attended the London premiere of the blockbuster alongside the actor’s proud family last week, just over 15 years after his son was stabbed to death with a broken bottle in Peckham, south east London.

John even nominated the Damilola Taylor Trust as one of the 15 good causes to share £1.35million from the charitable initiative Star Wars : Force for Change

Khloe Kardahsian shares more raunchy photos from her St. Barth's photoshoot (18+)

Khloe Kardashian shared more photos from her impromptu nude photoshoot in St Barths and they're hot! More photos after the cut..

Bomb-sniffing dog saves lives after it found buried 100 kg of explosives

A bomb-sniffing dog named Elma saved lives today when it discovered 100 kilograms of explosives buried deep in the ground in southeastern Mardin province, Turkey. Elma discovered the bomb in the province's Nusaybin district. The explosives were packed inside two shell-like containers attached to a 400-meter long cable cords and detonators.