Boxing Day is a popular choice for outdoor swimmers hoping to enjoy a festive dip. On Christmas Day, bathers across the country took advantage of the milder temperatures to take the plunge. The ...

Anti-hunt campaigners are calling for ministers to set out a timetable for change but the Countryside Alliance says it is unjustified.

A man is being questioned by police on suspicion of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End on Christmas Day.

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

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 ...

But, on this Christmas Day, we cannot help but think of those for whom the devastating effects of conflict – in the Middle East, in Central Europe, in Africa and elsewhere – pose a daily threat to so ...

Swimmers take part in an early Christmas Day dip on Boscombe beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) Some members of the Serpentine Swimming Club were in fancy dress for the Peter Pan Cup race, which is ...

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 ...