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Feeling bloated? British men weigh a stone heavier than they did in 1986
Men are eating more and exercising less, creating 'a ticking time bomb' for their health, says the British Heart Foundation
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Coalition government support is dramatically down, poll shows
Just 43% now think a coalition government was the right decision for Britain, down from 59% in May
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NHS faces more cuts to avoid £10bn shortfall, report warns
Front page
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Airports to face heavy fines for future 'service failure,' minister warns
Transport secretary says he could introduce fresh parliamentary legislation that would penalise likes of BAA
Top stories p2
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Radio review: French and Saunders
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Christmas TV gets stuck in the old routine
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Christmas television viewing at 10-year high despite 'unimaginative' schedule
BBC1's EastEnders most watched programme on Christmas Day as total TV audience reaches 15.8 million
Top stories p3
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Body of young woman found beside road is Joanna Yeates, police say
Police treat missing landscape architect's death as suspicious, but postmortem complicated by freezing conditions
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Union says 1 in 10 post office branches have closed or are up for sale
CWU warns number of closures could accelerate in 2011 if government continues with plans to privatise Royal Mail
UK news p4
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British wildlife benefits from return to 'traditional' seasonal weather
Conservationists express relief as insects, birds and other wildlife flourish because of cold winter and decent summer
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Scrap compulsory acts of worship in schools, say teachers and campaigners
Law enforcing participation in broadly Christian ceremonies not fair to other faiths and 'infringes children's human rights'
UK news p5
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Retailers breathe sigh of relief as crowds turn out for Boxing Day sales
Lack of pre-Christmas rush due to weather made up for by cut-price deals and shoppers trying to beat VAT hike
UK news p6
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Julian Assange to use £1m book deals for legal fight
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Michael Gove dubbed 'Scrooge' amid partial U-turn over free books scheme
Government promises to work with children's charity after decision to axe Booktrust's £13m grant sparks literary outrage
UK news p7
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Man, 72, lost for three days driving around the M4
A grandfather who drove his wife from their Wiltshire home to Gatwick found getting home through the snow chaos impossible
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£180m cut from regeneration plans for Tony Blair's flagship housing project
UK news p11
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Freezing weather set to return across the country
Met Office issues severe weather warnings as more heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures are forecast
UK news p12
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Legal aid cuts will hit women the hardest, says justice department
Ethnic minorities and disabled people will also miss out after £600m cut to family law and divorce funding
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Woman killed in dog maul attack suffered haemorrhage to head and neck
Barbara Williams, killed by neighbour's 'large and ferocious' Belgian mastiff, formally identified in postmortem
UK news p14
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Christmas lottery draws create eleven new millionaires
Christmas Eve's EuroMillions raffle to break world record for most millionaires in single draw -
Two held over 15-year-old boy's death in east London
Police awaiting outcome of postmortem examination of youth who was found dead in bath on Christmas Day -
Social whirl of a life? Thank your amygdala
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Man held after shooting in Birmingham city centre
Armed police called to Bullring shopping centre following apparent clash between rival gangs
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John Peel returns to BBC radio as 6 Music broadcasts DJ's finest moments
The fifteen-minute segments of celebrated broadcaster's Radio 1 Night Ride will also be available as podcasts
UK news p15
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Arcola and Bush theatres move on to bigger London stages
Arcola takes over Dalston paint factory while Bush will nip up the Uxbridge Road
UK news p16
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Government accused of burying report on unfit drivers
Study finds that only one in four motorists with a condition that could affect their ability to drive had received correct health advice -
New 'revolving doors' row as G4S hires ex-mandarins
Recruitment of former top civil servants sparks concern over links between Whitehall and defence companies
UK news p17
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Rare earth metals mine is key to US control over hi-tech future
International p20
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Barack Obama detractors, the birthers, face challenge from Hawaii governor
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Political essay by 93-year-old tops Christmas bestseller list in France
International p21
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WikiLeaks: rule of law in Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial merely 'gloss'
US dismisses Russian efforts to show due process in tycoon's trial, whose verdict is due today, as 'lipstick on a political pig'
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Italian pitch invader arrested in UAE after announcing plot on Facebook
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Rachida Dati's war of words with Sarkozy acolyte over mayoral bid
Former French justice minister takes issue over candidacy with new sports minister Chantal Jouanno
International p22
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Hugh Hefner announces third marriage, to 24-year-old, on Twitter
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Suicide bomber kills 45 outside Pakistan food relief centre
Regional government orders temporary closure of food relief centres in Bajur district
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Brazil's richest man: the possibilities for Rio's transformation are limitless
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Israeli foreign minister says Gaza violence prevents a peace deal
Avigdor Lieberman tells diplomats that tit-for-tat shootings mean that Israel should seek a more limited settlement
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Gaza flotilla ship welcomed back to Turkey by thousands of activists
Site of bloodshed and nine deaths during Israeli raid in May returns as activists promise more boats to beat blockade
International p23
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Ivory Coast violence forces thousands to flee
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Armed Christians and Muslims clash after Nigeria killings
Pastor and five others shot in raids on churches while explosions 300 miles away claim 32 victims
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Climate change leaves Assam tea growers in hot water
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Indian government criticised for human rights activist's life sentence
Officials urged to review verdict given to Dr Binayak Sen, praised by Nobel laureates and convicted for helping Maoist guerrillas
International p24
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Tough year ahead for shops and shoppers
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Fasten your seatbelts – 2011 will be a rollercoaster year for FTSE 100
Financial p25
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House prices drop 1.6% in 2010 with further falls to come
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China expected to ramp up inflation battle
Financial p26
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A Who's Who of Indian sleaze
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Let each of us write our own history in 100 objects
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Coalition's travel sickness
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Upstairs, Downstairs and servant porn
Comment & debate p28
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The silence on EU subsidies is a gift to Eurosceptics
Comment & debate p29
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Sudan: Soon to be two
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The economics of gift-giving: Of crackers and turkeys
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In praise of … a futile gesture
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Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk
Editorials & reply p30
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It's time that we planned for a proper Christmas
Letters: It's now all about taking money for large international companies. Let's have Christmas again, please -
Wrong policy on renewable energy
Letters: Policymakers are poised yet again to ignore the dominant and most effective mechanism for promoting renewable energy -
Protesting the cuts – the Uncut version
Letters: History tells us that such movements quickly lose momentum without the sustaining force of organisation and leadership -
Breaking trust over the book fund
Letters: Bookgifting is one of those rare government-funded schemes that actually works. Booktrust doesn't just give children books; it gives them the power to imagine -
Branson's pickle
Letters: Schools might do better to prepare children for co-operative survival in a civilisation starting to crumble – a phenomenon for which Branson shares the blame
Editorials & reply p31
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Elisabeth Beresford obituary
Prolific writer who enjoyed her greatest success with the recycling Wombles
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Letter: Brian Hanrahan obituary
Giles Oakley writes: I worked with Brian Hanrahan on just one project, but that was enough to confirm all of the good impressions I had formed of him as an exceptional and principled public service broadcaster
