Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across ...

The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24 ...

Swimmers take part in an early Christmas Day dip on Boscombe beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) Some members of the Serpentine Swimming Club were in fancy dress for the Peter Pan Cup race, which is ...

An Amsterdam District Court has sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a Uefa ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his suggestion that the Church of England needs to change as “empty words”. Stephen ...

The students are demanding justice over the collapse of a concrete construction at a railway station that killed 15 people in November.

Brave outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip. Sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8C and 11C, the Met Office said.

The Princess of Wales joined other members of the royal family as they walked from Sandringham House to the church.

Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. A thermal power plant was struck in the attack, prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on ...

Police said they believed the suspect was ‘involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement’.