Religious Leader 'Ruined Christmas' by Telling School Kids Santa Isn't Real: 'Absolutely Disgusting'

A stock image of Santa Claus.Photo:Getty Getty Parents are heated after areverendruined the magic ofChristmasfor a group of children. “You’re all year six, now let’s be real, Santa isn’t real,” the local vicar reportedly told the group of 10- and 11-year-olds at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School,GB Newsreported. Rev. Chamberlain not only told the students thatSaint Nickis not real, but he also explained that it’s actually their parents who buy Christmas presents and eat the treats they leave out for the holiday figure each year, perThe Times.

Remains Found in Submerged Car in Illinois River Identified as 2 Men Who Vanished Nearly 50 Years Ago

Stock image of the Pecatonica River in Freeport, Ill.Photo:Scott Olson/Getty Scott Olson/Getty Bones found in the Pecatonica River in Illinois earlier this year have been identified as two men who went missing more than 50 years ago. The Winnebago County Coroner’s Officeshared an articlefromWFIRon social media confirming that its office has identified the remains found in the river as those belonging to Clarence Owens and Everett Hawley — two men who disappeared in 1976.

Remains from 1856 Shipwreck Found Off the Coast of Massachusetts, Says Research Group

Research group discovers remains of ship that sank in 1856.Photo:Andrew Donn; Atlantic Wreck Salvage Andrew Donn; Atlantic Wreck Salvage A research team in New Jersey has discovered the remains of a steamship that went missing in 1856.TheAtlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS), which uses theD/V Tenaciousvessel for its searches, shared in aFacebook postthat they discovered the remains of the transatlantic passenger steamshipLe Lyonnaisoff the coast of Massachusetts.“A discovery team from D/V Tenacious first side scanned potential targets in September of 2023 and returned in August of 2024 to dive them, one of which wasLe Lyonnais,” the Wednesday, Sept.

Remains of Baby Found in Muddy Field by Dog Walker Identified as Newborn Girl: Police

Flowers left at the scene on Ravenscraig Road near Ashtons Field, Salford.Photo:Ryan Jenkinson/PA Images via Getty Ryan Jenkinson/PA Images via Getty Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Police work at the scene on Ravenscraig Road near Ashtons Field, Salford.Ryan Jenkinson/PA Images via Getty Investigators will finish their examination of the scene at Ashtons Field in the Manchester suburb of Little Hulton later this week.

Remember the Sears Wish Book? Man Goes Viral for Sharing His Copy — and the Memories that Come with It (Exclusive)

Ryan Forbes with his Sears Holiday books collection.Photo:Candace Forbes; Ryan Forbes Candace Forbes; Ryan Forbes A couple of years ago,Ryan Forbeswas cleaning out his grandmother’s house shortly after she died when he came across a 1998 Sears holiday catalog in perfect condition. Upon finding it, Forbes, a writer and illustrator from Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, flipped through the pages. Instantly, he was transported back in time. “I don’t know if it was the smell, the feel of the glossy pages, or all the toys I still kind of wanted as an adult, but it was the strongest feeling of nostalgia I had ever experienced — and it was just flipping through a catalog … so I kept it,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively.