The car got into trouble early on Christmas morning in Essex.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/essex-flood-rescue-two-men-and-christmas-presents-rescued-from-taxi-15824110/

67 people were helped to safety.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/dozens-of-desperate-people-crossed-the-english-channel-on-christmas-day-15824382/

The early Christmas present arrived this week.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/police-respond-to-woman-screaming-and-end-up-delivering-her-baby-15824285/

Emma Paul, whose son Leo has a severe disability, was told she'd be waiting 10 years for a home.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/26/uk-sells-off-20000-social-homes-a-year-as-1000000-sit-on-waiting-list-15770977/

More than 700 people confirmed they were attending the event whilst 1,100 said they were 'interested'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/man-arrested-for-organising-hogmanay-party-at-nicola-sturgeons-house-15824124/

Who knew Santa could abseil?
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/abseiling-santas-bring-joy-to-children-spending-christmas-in-hospital-15823969/

The biker, 43, died at the scene of the crash on Wednesday evening.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/driver-charged-with-murder-after-deliberately-knocking-man-off-motorbike-15823952/

Volcanic activity on the islands had begun in mid September.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/la-palmas-months-long-volcanic-eruption-finally-ends-15824260/

Lucy was denied a payout despite being cruelly abused and forced into prostitution from the age of 11.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/26/woman-pimped-out-as-teenager-denied-compensation-for-seven-year-ordeal-15810409/

The prime minister and his wife shared an image of them during a Covid-19 video call at Chequers.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/boris-johnson-and-carrie-have-released-a-picture-of-daughter-romy-15824008/

It is believed the kangaroo had attacked their neighbour.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/man-strangles-neighbours-pet-kangaroo-after-it-attacked-his-wife-15821120/

Where is Santa? Google's annual tracking tech will tell you.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/how-to-follow-santa-on-google-maps-christmas-eve-santa-tracker-live-15776352/

It is the third day in a row infections have topped 100,000.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/uk-covid-infections-hit-122000-in-24-hours-in-another-record-high-15821413/

Footfall in some of the country's busiest high streets has fallen by nearly a third in one week.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/uk-streets-eerily-quiet-on-christmas-eve-as-festive-brits-stay-home-amid-covid-15821073/

Terrified staff watched the robber lay siege to the store wearing just a pair of beach shorts before emptying the tills for him.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/half-naked-man-robs-australian-petrol-station-with-a-stick-and-a-stone-15820341/

Prince Harry and Meghan are 'fully expected' to be invited to a special service for the late Duke of Edinburgh next year.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/meghan-and-harry-will-be-invited-to-prince-philip-service-to-break-the-ice-15820631/

Fears have been raised for the safety of fans displaying rainbow colours at the 2022 World Cup.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/qatars-paranoid-regime-accused-of-new-low-over-rainbow-crackdown-15820926/

The slowdown in jabs might reflect the level of Covid-19 infections across the country.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/covid-vaccine-booster-uptake-slows-in-the-run-up-to-christmas-15821199/

The Biden administration will lift the ban on non-US citizens traveling from eight south African nations at 12.01am on December 31.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/us-to-lift-travel-ban-on-southern-african-nations-on-new-years-eve-15821054/

All I want for Christmas is... a vaccine.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/24/can-you-get-a-booster-jab-over-christmas-15821165/

Didion, who has long been revered as one of America's preeminent writers, died in her Manhattan home from complications from Parkinson's dis
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/joan-didion-acclaimed-american-writer-dies-at-87-of-parkinson-disease-15817291/

The RMT union has announced industrial action in a dispute over the Night Tube.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/new-year-travel-chaos-as-union-announces-longest-ever-london-underground-strike-15816256/

A fire at an Exxon oil refinery in Texas left four people injured following what officials and locals say may have been an explosion.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/four-injured-in-fire-at-exxon-oil-refinery-in-texas-15816843/

But a booster jab still provides more protection against symptomatic disease compared with the first two doses alone.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/protection-against-omicron-wanes-10-weeks-after-booster-jab-experts-warn-15817183/

Coronavirus infections in the UK have reached record levels.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/half-of-colds-are-actually-covid-warn-experts-15817215/

The TV screen allows people to taste food flavours when licked, to create a multi-sensory viewing experience.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/japanese-professor-creates-lickable-tv-screen-you-can-taste-15816018/

The self-isolation rules have changed.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/covid-when-are-you-at-your-most-infectious-with-the-virus-15816266/

More than £5,000 has been raised for a young homeless man in Reading just days before Christmas.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/christmas-miracle-as-reading-community-rallies-behind-homeless-man-15816327/

A 22-year-old woman driving the car has been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/girl-3-fighting-for-life-after-car-hits-fence-and-rolls-over-15816711/

Thousands of people are desperate to spend Christmas with their families and friends.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/23/what-if-you-test-covid-positive-on-lateral-flow-test-after-isolating-15814077/

One of the drills took place near the country's only nuclear power plant.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/iran-tests-missiles-from-land-and-sea-as-nuclear-negotiations-with-us-continue-15810671/

The world's most perfectly preserved baby dinosaur was found in a fossilised egg in China.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/fossil-of-dinosaur-embryo-shows-link-to-modern-birds-15811331/

The first antiviral pill that Americans will be able to take at home to ward off the worst effects of the virus was approved by officials We
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/us-authorizes-first-antiviral-pill-by-pfizer-to-treat-covid-15812115/

It surpasses the previous record number of daily cases; the 93,045 seen last Friday.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/omicron-record-cases-recorded-as-decision-looms-on-new-restrictions-15811672/

Harvey Parker, 20, was last seen leaving Heaven in Central London.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/met-descend-on-thames-in-search-for-missing-student-harvey-parker-15811567/

The rules have recently changed, in line with new analysis from the UK Health Security Agency
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/covid-can-you-leave-self-isolation-early-if-you-test-negative-2-15811769/

Their passengers included two pregnant women.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/human-traffickers-using-dangerous-boat-stood-to-get-1-million-per-trip-15807603/

Laura Matthews splashed out on horses and a BMW and 'falsified records to cover up what she was doing'.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/bank-worker-stole-1-3-million-to-live-the-high-life-15809510/

Police believe it is likely to have been 'tampered with' - which would be the second time the same mast has been targeted within a year.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/hunt-for-conspiracy-theorists-who-torched-5g-mast-15808410/

'Thanks to the prior administration and our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine,' Biden said.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/22/donald-trump-very-appreciative-joe-biden-thanked-him-for-vaccines-15811704/

A study has found four in ten patients seen by GPs are frequent attenders at the surgery.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/nhs-hoarders-should-be-stopped-by-limiting-people-to-12-appointments-a-year-says-radio-host-15803850/

President Biden addressed the nation as Omicron accounts for 73% of new infections and the first US death from the variant was confirmed.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/joe-biden-to-fight-omicron-with-military-500million-home-tests-as-it-becomes-dominant-variant-and-claims-first-death-15805746/

The prime minister gave the green light to festive celebrations but warned new measures could still be needed.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/covid-no-christmas-lockdown-restrictions-confirms-boris-johnson-15806474/

The RNLI rescued 80 adults and children crowded into an 'overloaded' inflatable boat in the middle of the Channel.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/biggest-channel-rescue-in-three-years-saw-80-adults-and-children-saved-15805910/

He is said to be considering a return to curbs seen in 'Step 2' this year - which limited pubs and restaurants to outdoor service only and b
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/boris-johnson-to-make-circuit-breaker-announcement-in-next-48-hours-15805725/

John Childs was fell and hit his head when the bus driver took his foot off the brake.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/bus-driver-who-caused-death-of-passenger-73-to-be-sentenced-for-careless-driving-15801988/

If you've been in contact with a positive case, here's how long it make take.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/how-long-do-omicron-symptoms-take-to-show-plus-the-signs-to-look-out-for-15805286/

Men, women and children were left to drown ‘despite calls to the English and French rescue services’, campaigners have claimed.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/channel-tragedy-uk-and-france-sued-for-manslaughter-after-27-migrants-drown-15801971/

Researchers found the fossil of a giant millipede that used to inhabit Northern England nearly 326 million years ago.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/326-million-year-old-fossil-of-giant-millipede-found-on-uk-beach-15805413/

The Omicron-fuelled winter wave is continuing its march across the country in the build up to Christmas.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/21/omicron-90000-new-covid-infections-confirmed-in-last-24-hours-15805634/