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

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 ...

POLICE on the Isle of Wight arrested a man suspected of a break-in. A 'beat bobby' with the South Wight Neighbourhoods Policing Team, who patrols Shanklin and Ventnor, arrested a man aged 33, on ...

A popular Isle of Wight restaurant has been added to the Michelin Guide. RT Cafe Grill in Ryde, run by Island chef Robert Thompson, has been listed in the prestigious guide. The guide includes The ...

Coronation Street villain Richard Hillman has returned to the soap after more than 20 years as part of Helen Worth’s exit ...

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

King Charles will give his Christmas speech to the nation on Christmas Day. The ten-minute message will be the King’s third, having been delivered by Queen Elizabeth II since 1957 prior to 2022. It ...

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

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 ...

Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is eager to make up for lost time ahead of his return for the Boxing Day trip to Nottingham Forest. Bentancur has sat out Spurs’ last seven ...

Scottish parents are celebrating a different kind of festive cheer this year as they welcome newborns. Alyshia Glen of Bellshill and her partner Daniel McGhee met their daughter for the first time at ...