Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End on Christmas Day. Anthony Gilheaney, 30, has also been charged with causing ...

Keith Chapman has become executive producer at Carlichauns Entertainment ahead of the launch of the CG animated children’s series.

First feature in an occasional new series in which we catch up with the happenings of professional footballers from Warrington, starting out ...

Osamu Suzuki, the former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died aged 94. Mr Suzuki was known for his candid remarks and ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

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

Kidney Care UK figures show that of the 112,150 people who have completed its assessment tool, 49.7 have been identified as being at higher risk.

The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife is said to have instructed a former aide to organise protests against political opponents.

An Israeli strike has killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said.