The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

LET’S be honest, the last Christmas present National readers were expecting this year was a combination of opinion polls showing a surge ...

Croatia’s left-leaning president is running for re-election this weekend against an array of contenders, including the candidate backed by the conservative government. An outspoken critic of Western ...

THE notion that the ideals and policies of the left are not election winners is the battle cry of centrists, those eminently sensible people ...

THE UK Government has admitted food exports from farming to the EU have plummeted by 20 in real terms since Brexit.

Combs is in jail in New York awaiting a criminal trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He also faces a wave of sexual assault lawsuits, many of which were filed by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Tony ...

Wellies, sequins and beer dominated the consumer year of washout weather, touring pop megastars and national sporting celebrations.

The top British soldier in Northern Ireland accused Tony Blair’s government of a “cynical political move” for establishing a new inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, according to newly released ...

A mild, wet year has boosted the fortunes of landscapes hit by 2022’s scorching drought – but spelled bad news for some wildlife, the National Trust said. Among the winners in 2024 was the heather at ...

The billionaire’s control of X, formerly Twitter, has helped him expand his impact offline over the last 12 months.

Preet Chandi reached the South Pole in 2022 and now wants to be the first woman to travel solo and unsupported to the North Pole.

The National Trust’s review of the year’s wildlife and weather sees past drought give way to wet, mild conditions in 2024.