The UK celebrated the start of 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display on the banks of the River Thames – as London defied weather concerns which...
A 70-year-old woman has been killed after a hit-and-run crash in Paisley on New Year’s Eve. The pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene after being...
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed 2024 as a “year of change” as he shared his first New Year message as prime minister. But the Labour leader,...
A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on 2023 when...
The UK celebrated the start of 2025 with a spectacular fireworks display on the banks of the River Thames – as London defied weather concerns which...
A new amber warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of England this evening, as wet and windy weather elsewhere in the country forced...
Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker, who hosted BBC Radio 2’s Sounds Of The 70s and The Rock Show, has died aged 79. Known for championing artists...
West Ham forward Michail Antonio has said he has realised he “took life for granted” but is now thankful just for “being alive”, as he was...
Detectives have launched an investigation after a man and a woman in their 70s were found dead at a property in a Dorset seaside town. Their...
A police officer has been charged with historical child sex offences including raping a girl under 13. PC Marcus Newbold, 29, faces charges relating to one...
Three of the seven lurcher puppies stolen from a family just days after Christmas have been found. Police said the family, from Shroton in Dorset, were...
Former England manager Gareth Southgate, London mayor Sadiq Khan and actor Stephen Fry have been knighted in the New Year Honours. Others who have received honours...
New Year’s Eve revellers in Wales could help the country’s ambulance service, which has declared a critical incident after a huge increase in demand, by drinking...
Wayne Rooney and Plymouth have “mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect” after a nine-game winless run. Rooney, 39, leaves with the club bottom of...
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed 2024 as a “year of change” as he shared his first New Year message as prime minister. But the Labour leader,...
New Year’s Eve celebrations across the UK have been cancelled as the country braces for a wet and windy start to 2025. Outdoor events planned for...
Former England manager Gareth Southgate, London mayor Sadiq Khan and actor Stephen Fry have been knighted in the New Year Honours. Others who have received honours...
It is 4am, on a chilly December morning. Officers from West Midlands Police quietly approach a row of terraced houses in Birmingham. Under the glow of...
Tony Blair’s Labour government pushed on with plans to open the UK’s borders to Eastern Europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers, according to newly released...
What a year 2024 was. A massive election – well, two massive elections on either side of the Atlantic, and more elsewhere around the planet –...