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

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

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

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

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

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

It was a year defined by famous hippos, assassination attempts and Photoshop fails. Take our quiz to prove you can sort 2024 ...

First-time buyers in London pay an average of £506,706 to get on the housing ladder, more than double the national average ...

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 ...

The King attended the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service, after a “brutal” year in which he and his ...