The evening will also feature a broadcast of London’s firework display

The 53-year old performed at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in October

Beyond Wham! and Elton, Guardian writers from across the generations select the songs that conjure the personal magic and memories of the season

I’m always fascinated by the ways in which my generation manage to participate in the circulation of music. Amateur TikTok edits resurrect forgotten gems and turn obscure starlets into sensations; home producers fabricate entire albums if their favourite rapper doesn’t release enough. Such is the case with Doom Xmas, the brainchild of Grammy-winning Spanish producer Cookin’ Soul, which refashions the work of late cult rapper MF Doom into Christmas music. There are filthy Grinch soundtrack flips, hectic Latin Christmas skits and a chopped-and-screwed Nat King Cole that’ll change the way you hear The Christmas Song.

The Rohingya that have fled violence and persecution in Myanmar face deteriorating conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar as aid cuts leave supplies short. Lauren Crosby Medlicott reports

Our community is divided over resident doctors’ pre-Christmas strike, with some condemning its timing amid record flu cases as dangerous and self-indulgent, while others defend it as a justified response to years of pay erosion and NHS underfunding.

Our community is divided, with anger at the BBC’s Panorama edit, scepticism about Trump’s lawsuit and shared concern over who ends up paying

In ‘Mary’s Foolproof Dinners’, Britain’s favourite cook serves up quick-and-easy recipes that prove tasty meals don’t have to mean mountains of effort – just what you need to reclaim calm in the kitchen

The celebrity chef offers his expertise for cooking a mouthwatering Christmas dinner centrepiece

One of Britain’s most-loved chefs shares his tips for everything from turkey to the sprouts

Yorkshire puddings, Brussels spouts and cranberry can all be made ahead of the big day

Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years

When 26-year-old Nour AbuShammala stepped back into her family’s apartment in Gaza City in October the rooms were gutted, the walls were damaged by bombing, and there was no water or electricity, but it was still home.

Since the outbreak of war in October 2023 she has been forced to flee six times. This is her story of relentless displacement, survival and loss, told using photography and videos provided by AbuShammala and satellite imagery of a ruined Gaza.