MUMMY, mummy, there's Santa in the sky.

Children keeping an eye on the night sky to watch out for Santa's arrival may get excited this evening when a shining light suddenly appears over the local area.

Parents in the know may not want to admit that the light may be more technological than Santa and his team of magical reindeer.

The bright light will in fact be the International Space Station, which is due to pass over the UK between 5.30pm and 6pm on December 24.

According to NASA, if the sky is clear, the ISS will be visible over the county at 5.22pm for four minutes and again at 6.58 for another minute or so.

Of course, if you want to track the real Santa you need to go to somewhere like http://www.noradsanta.org

Ho ho ho, and Merry Christmas