A knife-wielding man was shot dead after an hours-long standoff with armed police on Christmas Eve. West Mercia Police said ...

Despite the mild weather, the swimming waters around the UK offered a bracing start to the day. Swimmers take part in the ...

Outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip in Hyde Park’s Serpentine. Sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8C and 11C, the ...

Sir Keir Starmer has wished British Jews a happy Chanukah, as the festival coincides with Christmas for the first time since ...

In the past two years alone, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo have become important senior players and there is excitement about the current crop of youngsters at the club and what they could ...

The monarch’s candid words of praise are in keeping with Charles’ open approach to his illness. The King has used his ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his ...

At the front of the queue of well-wishers who waited to see members of the royal family walk to church on Christmas Day were ...

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

One of the first babies born on Christmas Day in Scotland interrupted her parents’ Christmas Eve movie night after arriving ...

Brave outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip. Sea surface ...