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The UK is set to be battered with wind and rain to start 2025. Met Office weather warnings are in place across parts of England, Wales and Scotland on New Year’s Day. This includes an amber alert for ...

Political leaders have eyed a “buzz” and a “big opportunity” for their parties in 2025, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged this year will be one for “rediscovering the great nation that we are”.

Russia has launched an aerial attack on Ukraine, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.

An amber warning for heavy rain has been put in place across parts of North-West England until 9am on New Year’s Day.

Pupils, parents and teachers face “paying the price” of a new tax on private school fees, the Conservatives have warned after the Chancellor welcomed an end to the “VAT break”.

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has raised a glass to her “most devoted, loving husband” on New Year’s Eve after he died aged 79. In a post on X, she shared a picture of a bottle and ...

From Sydney to Vladivostok to Mumbai, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and exciting live performances.

The Mayor of Barry, Councillor Catherine Iannucci-Williams thanked the shows creators for putting Barry on the map!

People in some parts of the UK may have a chance of seeing the Northern Lights on New Year’s Eve, the Met Office said. People in the east of Scotland, north-east England and Northern Ireland could be ...

Passengers on busy rail routes have faced disruption to services on New Year’s Eve because of a strike by train managers, with more walkouts planned in the coming weeks. Members of the Rail, Maritime ...

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has said she “couldn’t be more proud of” her husband, after he died at the age of 79. Walker’s death was announced on air by his friend and colleague, BBC ...