Millions of drivers have been urged to be patient on the roads as the UK prepares for a perfect storm of the Christmas getaway and bad weather..

Thousands of people greeted the sun with cheers and applause as it rose over Stonehenge at the winter solstice..

Germany is in mourning after a Saudi doctor drove a BMW into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack..

Lord Peter Mandelson has said it is a great honour to serve the country as the Prime Minister confirmed he had appointed him the next British ambassador to the US..

Sue Gray, the partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmers chief of staff, has been named among 30 new Labour peers..

The King joked that he was still alive during a visit with the Queen to Walthamstow after Augusts peaceful anti-racist protest in the area..

Lord Peter Mandelson is a really good fit to become the next UK ambassador to the US, a Cabinet minister has said as the Labour grandee is expected to be named to the post..

Sir Keir Starmer has urged councils to get on with the job of fixing pothole-plagued roads..

But no police officers will face charges over their role in the incident, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said..

An estimated four million people in the UK are preparing to spend the Christmas and new year period overseas, according to a travel trade organisation..

Teachers should be given powers to compel parents of disruptive children to engage with them tackling the burgeoning crisis of behaviour in schools, a report has said..

The Scottish Government has been urged to reduce the cost of rail travel after a price comparison found it was cheaper to fly from Edinburgh to London than commute from the Scottish capital to Glasgow by train..

The King will speak about his commitment to heritage crafts as part of a BBC Christmas special of Countryfile..

Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be the next UK ambassador to the US..

A new once-a-day tablet that treats advanced breast cancer is to be rolled out on the NHS, with about 1,100 patients in England set to benefit..

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced..

Disadvantaged pupils in England find it increasingly difficult to catch up as they progress into secondary school, a report has suggested..

There has been a catastrophic rise in deaths caused by drinking, leading public health experts have said..

Sea slugs making a home in the UK due to climate change are among the species spotted around the countrys coasts in 2024, The Wildlife Trusts said..

Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of the teenager accused of killing three children at a dance class in Southport after he failed to speak in court..

A teenager has been jailed for killing three of his friends after inhaling laughing gas behind the wheel and speeding at more than 100mph..

The wife of physical trainer Amie Gray who was butchered to death on Bournemouth beach has said she can now rest in peace after a student was convicted of her murder..

Tyson Fury has vowed to annihilate Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday as the first step towards ruling the heavyweight division..

Actress and model Cara Delevingne plays Sir Elton John in a new video for his classic festive song Step Into Christmas..

Practice trenches from the First World War, a bungalow maternity ward and the tomb of a woman believed to have lived to 119 years old are among the places that have been added to the National Heritage List for England..

Funding of almost a billion pounds next year marks a turning point in Government efforts to tackle and prevent homelessness, the Housing Secretary said..

A bottle of wine a week, combined with a Mediterranean diet, could be as good as statins for heart health, academics have suggested..

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared a rare picture of their two children as part of a series of images for their official Christmas card..

Sara Sharifs father and stepmother have been jailed for life for years of horrific torture and despicable abuse culminating in her murder..

About one in five homes and businesses in England are in areas at risk of river, sea and flash flooding, analysis from the Environment Agency has warned..

Liverpool has been named by GoFundMe as the UKs most generous city in 2024 after its response to the Southport stabbings and subsequent disorder..

Travellers and Roma face the highest levels of prejudice of any ethnic group in Ireland, according to new research..

Two environmental campaign groups will be allowed to take part in bids to challenge the sentences given to climate protesters for their roles in a protest which blocked the M25..

Lawyers for child serial killer Lucy Letby will make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was not reliable..

The Duke of York is to stay away from the royal familys traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham this year amid the controversy surrounding his links to an alleged Chinese spy..

Royal Mails sale to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been cleared by the Government, paving the way for the more than 500-year-old postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time..