The Pope has opened 2026 with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families ...

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a ...

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.

Thousands of people lined the streets of London to watch the colourful annual New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,000 performers took part in the display along the route from Piccadilly to Whitehall in ...

Press Association chief political photographer Stefan Rousseau’s pictures showcase both the unexpected and accidental moments of British politics.

A new plan is expected to increase the target number of police officers in Northern Ireland to more than 7,500. It comes as Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer numbers dropped to 6,190 ...

Just eight miles north of the county town is a charming Dorset village with a quirky and very famous landmark. Cerne Abbas is a picturesque village which came to be in 987 when a group of monks built ...

The trailer, which features archive footage spanning decades, shows the King saying: “We must put nature back at the heart of the equation,” as it outlines his philosophy of finding harmony with the ...

The historic buildings at a whaling station were built in about 1906 by Norwegian carpenters, but have fallen into disrepair.

Swiss police have said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 are injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in an Alpine resort during a new year celebration. The ...

The number of UFO sightings has varied over the last five years, going from four in 2019 to six in 2020, eight in 2021, one in 2022, and no reported UFO sightings from January 1 to November 1 2023.

Swiss police have said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 are injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in an Alpine resort during a new year celebration. The ...