IT has been another enjoyable and hugely rewarding year in my role as North Ayrshire Provost. It is an honour and privilege to meet so many remarkable people, one which continues to leave me humbled ...

An incredible fundraiser has been thanked for his fantastic effort in spreading Christmas cheer to youngers who need it most.

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and saying the world’s conflicts can only be silenced through ...

The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that “our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”. Dame ...

Press Association photographers snapped festive revellers enjoying a Christmas swim and fans who flocked to see the royal family attend church.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow cold health alert from 6pm on Thursday to noon on December 27 for south-west England, and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind ...

Anthony Albanese said he plans to establish a special honours system for those who placed themselves in harm’s way to help during the attack.

The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, in Scotland this limit is 22 micrograms ...

In April, pop star Katy Perry was a part of the six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket who embarked on a trip to space.

The royal family are expected to celebrate Christmas Day together at Sandringham. The Prince of Wales divulged last year he was spending the day with 45 members of his family “all in one room”.

The Met Office said east to north-easterly winds will become particularly strong and gusty during Christmas Day, with peak gusts fairly widely of 45-55mph, but 55-65mph possible along some exposed ...

Construction crews have been working to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home, a day after a powerful explosion killed two people at the building in the US state. Searchers have accounted ...