The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said on ...

A TRADITIONAL way to mark the New Year has been cancelled in Dunbar due to the weather. The Loony Dook was due to take place at Belhaven Bay this morning (Wednesday). However, the organisers have ...

A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve. A 70-year-old woman, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a car in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and died at the scene around 7pm on Tuesday.

The PA news agency’s photographers provided unrivalled coverage of the world of politics this year as these first rate images show.

Katie Boulter booked Great Britain’s spot in the quarter-finals of the United Cup with victory over Australia’s Olivia Gadecki. After their win over Argentina in the team competition on Monday, ...

Police were called following reports of a vehicle crashing into a pedestrian in north London on Wednesday morning.

A software engineer has completed his year-long challenge of doing 300 press-ups every day in memory of his mother who had multiple sclerosis (MS), raising more than £10,000 for charity.

A COUNTY man has been placed on a supervision order and told to attend substance misuse services after he admitted brandishing a knife at a man.

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this week “challenging”. The Met Office’s yellow warning that ...

The Olympic star shared the news in a video on Instagram showing her two sons, seven-year-old Albie and one-year-old Monty, wearing T-shirts declaring they are going to be big brothers before ...