In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, the X Factor star who turned vigilante.

A teachers’ union has asked the government to introduce more ’proportionate’ Covid-19 safety measures in schools.

Liquidators of a collapsed island-based investment fund have submitted the findings of their investigations to the high court.

The Police Treat - once a fixture every Christmas - has been brought back for children in the island’s primary schools.

Charity Motiv8 says the stigma surrounding addiction is starting to ’unravel’.

David Mark Priestnal, who turned up at a stranger’s house while carrying an axe in the early hours, has been sentenced after a trial.

In our Word on the Street feature, we ask people whether they’re worried about attending Christmas parties.

Who’ll represent the Isle of Man in Crufts, the prestigious dog show.

People in Ramsey have expressed disappointment in the town’s Christmas lights, with some taking to social media in criticism of the commissioners behind the display.

In his column, David Cretney remembers Christmases past.

Our front page from the past comes from 1951 and mentions bonny babies. We wonder how many of them - they’ll be in their seventies now - know they made page one all those years ago.

Should Peel be a city officially?

The partner of a woman who had a false negative PCR test has talked to us about his concerns.

A concerned partner has hit out at the government over alleged PCR test failings.

Manx Utilities has helped to restore power to people cut off in the UK following Storm Arwen.

In our Food and Farming pages Manx farmers taking part in the Christmas Primestock Show event at the Meat Plant were praised by the UK grader who judged the competition as being ’a credit to the island’.

We also have the route for the Christmas Tractor Runs.

Our Buildings at Risk feature looks at the work of builder and architect Robert Cain.

In Working Week, midwife sonographer Jenifer Jayne Reid talks to us about delivering babies on remote Scottish islands and why she wanted to bring a private pregnancy scan service to the Isle of Man.

We also look at how retailers are preparing for Christmas.

In sport, Mark Cavendish has reportedly agreed terms for a contract extension with Deceuninck-QuickStep.

And St George’s booked their place in Boxing Day’s Railway Cup final with a victory over holders Corinthians on Saturday.

There are 10 action-packed pages of sport in total.

There is also our letters page, the crossword, a television guide and community news.

The Isle of Man Examiner is in shops now.

You don’t have to go to a shop to buy a copy.

You can also read it online if you buy the digital edition.

To find out how to buy it, go to the ’Digital Editions’ section of the website on the grey line near the top of this site and watch the video below.

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/subscribe.cfm