I was trained from childhood to be a stickybeak. My dad’s philosophy was ‘always follow your curious nose’

Debra Oswald’s father taught her to be inquisitive about the world. As an adult she discovered that curiosity can help us endure whatever is happening

An icy vlogger and Boxing Day dips: photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Special Christmas Day Broadcast: Big Guests, Breaking News & Analysis On The World’s Most Vital Stories! Must-Watch/Share Event!

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Country diary: Little rituals to help sparrows and wrens

The Marches, Shropshire: Boxing Day has its own more violent customs between humans and animals. That’s not the world I choose to live in

Experience: I cycled the length of the UK on a wooden bike

With no plans, I set off from John O’Groats to travel down south to Dover. Friends and family didn’t think I’d last a mile

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Feast Days: Christmas

A poem

Two men feared missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day

Emergency services launched major search at Budleigh Salterton after reports of people in difficulty in the water

Rescue helicopter crashes on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all 5 on board

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My big night out: I went to a White Stripes gig with a colleague

On that brilliant night at Ally Pally 21 years ago, Laura and I decided to go to Detroit on holiday. Since then there have been countless adventures: road trips, dive bars, rock camps …

My weirdest Christmas: the oven was broken, the turkey was raw and all the crisps had been eaten …

It wasn’t until 7pm that anyone noticed the unfolding crisis. As our hunger grew, my Mum came up with an unlikely and audacious plan

Wild animals are great gift givers – and there’s one present in particular I’d love to receive for Christmas

Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin