Festivity may be in the air, but the headlines do not slow down for Christmas. The elements wreak havoc in the Shetland Islands as heavy snow leaves communities isolated, while across Asia the scale of a devastating tsunami begins to emerge. The fallout continues from the very public breakdown of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s marriage. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Hollywood mourns a princess of its own with the death of Carrie Fisher. Elsewhere, air travel takes a dangerous turn, from the Lockerbie bombing to the dramatic rescue of hostages after a hijacked jet is stormed in Marseille. Explore a dramatic week of news, as seen on The Independent’s front pages.
