Here is the full transcript of the Queen's Christmas broadcast:

Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is 94, is looking much better after more than two weeks in hospital, president Jacob Zuma said today.

Around 9,000 servicemen and women are deployed in Helmand Province an

Amazon's UK website said it had seen sales on Christmas Day increase by 263% over the last five years

Tech-savvy girls and boys, of both the naughty and nice variety, had two main ways to track Santa Claus online as he began his epic journey across the globe Christmas Eve.

Even as instability continues in the Central African Republic, Unicef are doing everything they can to give former child soldiers a proper Christmas day

Yesterday Justin Bieber tweeted a link to his 2011 Christmas duet with Mariah Carey of "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and it already has over 25,000 retweets.

High-street spending in the run-up to Christmas has been “acceptable but not exceptional”, the retail industry trade association said today.

It's Christmas and you know what that means...turkey, and arguments

Today is 'Manic Monday', where approximately £1.3 billion is expect to be spent on Christmas shopping.

Wigan Athletic 0 Arsenal 1

For the Higgs boson believers, and me, Celtic just got lucky against Barcelona

Commissioner criticised for supporting officers' claims against former Chief Whip

People buying food and last-minute presents face a race against time today as shops have been restricted to only six hours of opening.