In the UK more than 100 million bags of rubbish get sent to landfill each Christmas.

Police warn that organised criminal gangs are running large-scale operations to sell on stolen goods.

Footage shows a busy day at a Binns store in Hull in December 1978, as shoppers rush to buy gifts.

The former Wilko unit had been empty for more than a year.

Business owners reflect on customers' changing spending behaviour in the run up to Christmas.

The initiative is aiming to support local retailers during the busy Christmas shopping period.

Oxfam appeals to shoppers to choose pre-loved clothes for Christmas and New Year parties this year.

In 1957, the BBC asked shoppers on London's Oxford Street and Regent Street for their views.