The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed. Asma Assad is being isolated to prevent ...

Gavin and Stacey Co Stars Ruth Jones and James Corden have shared what they love most when filming in Barry. In an interview with former Spice Girl and Radio presenter Emma Bunton on Heart Radio Ruth ...

A WELSH actor is headlining the number one film on streaming service Netflix - and it's set at Christmas. There's no saucy British seaside humour in this Carry-On film - it this action thriller ...

The number of women waiting for a gynaecology appointment in south east Wales has risen by nearly half following the coronavirus pandemic, ...

Hollybush Way in Cwmbran was closed off at 3pm on Monday, December 23 due to a report of a man being injured. According to Gwent Police's social media, the road remained closed for the rest of Monday, ...

The Christmas period isn’t always a joyful time, so the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board wants to remind people of services available. If you need urgent mental health support, help is available ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24 ...

Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the ...

Hardy swimmers, including many in fancy dress, started Christmas Day around the UK and Ireland with an outdoor swim. Although Wednesday was forecast to be “dry and cloudy” with no snow or frost likely ...

From supermarket giants Morrisons and Sainsbury's to major restaurant chains Las Iguanas to TGI Fridays, lots of places offer free or £1 kids meals during the festive season. School holidays are the ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his suggestion that the Church of England needs to change as “empty words”. Stephen ...