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The promotional video for far-right leader Tommy Robinson's Christmas Carol event promises it will, quote, put the Christ back into Christmas.
Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rallies have increasingly wed his anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant messages to the tropes of fervent evangelical Christian rhetoric, a new departure for British political discourse.
So this appears to be the Church of England's response.
A 43-second video insisting Christmas isn't canceled.
The church's message, the story that has brought hope for more than 2,000 years, is open to everyone.
For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
Skylark Lane, Nightingale Road, Lapwing Avenue.
Figures obtained by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds found that between 2004 and 2024, the number of streets named after Britain's most beloved wild birds rose approximately 200%, while breeding populations have fallen by as much as 89%.
The RSPB's chief executive says its analysis shows councils and developers are happy to name streets after the nature we love,
while efforts to prevent these birds disappearing from our skies remain woefully inadequate.
For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
The green and yellow elf costume was worn by Will Ferrell's character in a scene where he presses every button in a New York City elevator.
Auctioneer's prop store said only a handful of costumes were believed to have been made for the film, making the outfit, it said, an exceptionally desirable piece of Christmas movie history.
A fedora used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom sold in the same auction for $485,000.
For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
The green and yellow elf costume was worn by Will Ferrell's character in a scene where he presses every button in a New York City elevator.
Auctioneer's prop store said only a handful of costumes were believed to have been made for the film, making the outfit, it said, an exceptionally desirable piece of Christmas movie history.
A fedora used in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom sold in the same auction for $485,000.