Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed ...
A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...
Analysts predicted Boxing Day shoppers would spend £236 each on average in the Boxing Day sales this year, with most purchases made online.
Schoolchildren in Smethwick joined the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Simon Foster, to conduct a speed watch operation.
More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures. Data updated on Thursday indicated that 451 migrants arrived on December 25 on 11 ...
A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...
Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...
A record-breaking 1,150 festive bathers have had a splashing time at the annual Tenby Boxing Day Swim. The fancy dress theme of superheroes, in tribute to the RNLI in its 200th anniversary year, saw ...
Temperatures are expected to reach up to 14C with widely cloudy conditions and patchy rain in some areas, the Met Office said.
Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are preparing for potentially devastating wildfires as a heatwave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions ...
The FSB said the suspected organisers of the attacks were planning to kill a senior defence official using a remotely controlled car bomb.
The Mayor of the West Midlands has announced a service offering free bus travel will be available on New Year's Day.