A crocheted “elf on the shelf” has been spreading festive joy and raising money for charity by being captured in several ...

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to dismiss the charge against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie ...

A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has finally finished first after appealing for some royal luck.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office has announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic ...

The House Ethics Committee in the US has accused Florida Republican Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with ...

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Mourners have laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack in Madgeburg as investigators puzzled over ...

In a written parliamentary question, Defence minister Al Carns revealed that across the various branches of the armed forces, 99,560 are medically fully deployable, with 14,350 limited deployability ...

The Scottish Government’s “utmost priority” is tackling child poverty, the First Minister has said in his Christmas message. On Tuesday, John Swinney wished the country a Merry Christmas and thanked ...

Former US president Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Centre in the “afternoon for ...

The contest dates back to the Second World War when troops deployed in harsh conditions sought to bring some Christmas cheer to bleak positions.

Information on alcohol consumption, rabies, and bites – both animal and human – were among the top of the list for NHS advice being sought on Christmas and Boxing Day last year, new data shows. Page ...