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Plus: how to deal with indigestion and bloating after the festive feed

Blow off the cobwebs and strap on your hiking boots with Orla Neligans pick of Munsters best walks, from coast to countryside

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? RIGHT?

Familiar faces share what Christmas means to them with Amanda Cassidy and Nicole Glennon 

“Over on the Grand Parade, starting back towards where I’d parked the car, I saw Francis stretched out on his side, asleep on one of the benches facing the library”

Plus: the ultimate in last-minute presents if youre stuck

All your weeks sport, all the comfort-watching classics, and the new animated Star Trek

"Do you remember all their names? How did you all get around? Your parents mustn’t have had many hobbies, and always, eventually, Jesus, what were Christmases like in your house?"

It’s 15 years since Obama became president and five decades since Watergate. Wondering what other retrospectives and anniversaries you’ll be reading about this year? Suzanne Harrington takes a look

"There are a few rules of thumb that if you follow, you will have a good solid pastry in your baking repertoire, and these tips stand for savoury shortcrust pastry as well as sweet."