Children around the world can follow Santa Claus across the globe as he makes his journey from the North Pole to their living room by checking NORAD's live tracker. Father Christmas is currently making the final preparations to his present-filled sleigh before he and his reindeers, led by Rudolph and his shiny nose, take flight. He will then whizz through the skies at an estimated 1,800 miles per second in order to cover the 316,899,308 miles needed to drop off gifts at every child's house. https://www.noradsanta.org/

Car ploughs into revellers queuing outside Liverpool nightclub and drags one man along for 20 yards under the bumper before speeding away #fools

Fire and ash: An aerial view of the volcano on Sunday morning after the eruption which sent a wall of water slamming into the shore, in a natural disaster which has killed 281 people 😱

The National Christmas Tree that sits beside the White House went dark over the weekend, becoming a symbol of the partial government shutdown that's expected to last until 2019. Democrats and the White House have been unable to agree on language pertaining to the president's 'border wall' in a spending bill that could reopen closed areas of the federal government. Lawmakers went home for the Christmas holiday over the weekend as the Senate adjourned until Dec. 27. President Trump was as the White House residence on Monday, having cancelled his Florida holiday to be in Washington for the duration of the partial shutdown. President Trump has relaxed his request for $5 billion for a 'physical barrier' to a lesser number of approximately $1.6 billion or more. http://clc.am/ylwfZg

The Fort Collins Police Department posted a remarkable clip of the burglary on their social media account accompanied by a Christmas jingle and new lyrics to the famous carol.
'Rudolph the Red Nosed Burglar. Had a very shady scheme. And if you saw the video. It would want to make you scream,' the FCPD's Facebook post read. #wanted #lol 😂

An optical illusion featuring two skulls that are seemingly different colours has sparked a debate online. The image, posted on Reddit , appears to show an orange and a purple skull side-by-side. But users were left shocked when it was revealed they are actually both red skulls.

Meanwhile in Russia... #facepalm #lol 😂

Paradise lost; its residents found
Cell phone location data helps uncover where the residents of Paradise, Calif., went as the historic fire bore down on their homes. http://clc.am/htT5jQ

Kevin Spacey is breaking his silence with a bizarre video, and he seemed to time its release to right when news broke that he will face a felony charge tied to a sexual assault allegation.
Spacey posted a video on YouTube Monday, titled "Let Me Be Frank," which appeared to criticize the #MeToo movement in a "House of Cards"-inspired monologue as his former character Frank Underwood. http://clc.am/jOuDyg

Merry Christmas! 🎄

Merry Christmas from the Townsville Police 🎄👮🏼‍♀️

Take a look at this long line to get into Disney's Magic Kindgom on Christmas Eve! The park often closes during the holidays for reaching capacity. Have you ever braved the theme parks on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day?🎄

Merry Christmas 🎄#guns

#fools #lol #NYC #NYPD 😂🤣
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Thief RAMS cars as have-a-go heroes smash shopping trolleys into his vehicle and hit it with a metal bar to stop him escaping Tesco carpark in dramatic video as two shoppers are left injured

Could Banksy be banged up? Legal experts claim artist committed criminal damage during Sotheby's shredding stunt because auctioneer's hammer had ALREADY come down on £1m sale of Girl With Balloon painting #lol http://clc.am/lKsDwg