Our personal and shared communal traditions across food and drink play a dominant role in festive celebrations ...

Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see him ...

While it struggles to hold up land advance, Kyiv eyes economic and political fronts to turn around fortunes ...

The great Santa deception arguably breaches the ninth commandment (‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’), but I think God would cut us some slack, says vicar Ravi Holy ...

Report recommends adoption of US-style punishment and rewards for most dangerous inmates ...

The Egypt forward could change the face of a league so far mostly reliant on ageing stars and alter the perception of football in the Arab world ...

Venus Williams married actor and model Andrea Preti in Palm Beach after a five-day celebration, as the tennis great prepares for another WTA season ...

US lifestyle entrepreneur joins Snoop Dogg and Luka Modric by making minority investment in the Welsh club ...

From Sinners to F1 to Highest 2 Lowest, Guardian writers pick the scenes that stuck with them the most this year ...

The Spin’s annual selection marks a special World Cup win for India, and work to do for England ...

Five-time major champion looks poised to become a fascinating test case for golf’s future after exiting Saudi-funded breakaway tour ...

Americans are not paying high prices because of other western countries. Pharmaceutical companies are to blame ...