England were on the wrong end of a massive 423-run defeat in their final Test of the year but still walked away with a 2-1 series win over New Zealand. Here the PA news agency looks at some of the key ...

A UK ticket-holder has become the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time after receiving a £177 million jackpot. The single ticket-holder, who has chosen to remain anonymous, came forward ...

A senior Russian general has been killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security agency levelled criminal charges against him. Lieutenant ...

Chelsea have been notified by the Football Association of an “adverse finding” in a urine sample provided by Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk. The west London club issued a statement on Tuesday ...

The deal is now expected to complete on January 16, bringing together the Danish brewing giant and Britvic’s soft drinks portfolio.

Former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has announced he is stepping back from frontline politics and will not run for re-election as an MSP in 2026. Mr Yousaf said the “time is right for me to ...

Thousands of military homes will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion. The Ministry of Defence will buy back 36,347 homes from property firm Annington, reversing the ...

While he avoided being the shortest incumbent of the post, a title held by Labour’s Henry McLeish after he was in office for one year and 12 days between 2000 and 2001, Mr Yousaf had a tricky time in ...

Labour has broken its silence over calls to scrap the TV licence fee for UK households. The BBC TV Licence fee will rise next year in line with inflation. The cost of an annual colour TV licence from ...

In a statement released on Tuesday, an embassy spokesperson said that “anti-China clamours made by a handful of UK MPs” have “revealed their twisted mentality towards China” and accused them of trying ...

ShareAction warned the banks they can expect to see shareholder action next year if they fail to meet investor expectations for greener practices.

People are being urged to retune their TVs to access channel changes made on December 10 as part of the latest Freeview update.