In January 1881 the St Helens Examiner newspaper reviewed the New Year celebrations that had just taken place: "On Saturday the new year was ushered in with the observance of those ancient customs ...

The Times says in his first New Year’s Day message as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged many people feel it is “hard to think about the future” amid news of Labour’s falling poll ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germany’s 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global crises and wars ...

Chinese hackers have remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after ...

Russia has launched an aerial attack on Ukraine, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.

Items such as olive oil, coffee, eggs, single cream and pasta sauce have been added to the supermarket’s price match scheme from January 1.

The UK is set to be battered with wind and rain to start 2025. Met Office weather warnings are in place across parts of England, Wales and Scotland on New Year’s Day. This includes an amber alert for ...

The display opened with the message ‘Your New Year Is Unwritten’ and ended with a message from Paddington Bear.

The release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – who was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing – was not discussed by the Scottish cabinet ahead of a final decision being made, newly released papers show.

The show will test the new contestants’ trust, as well as their skills in detection and backstabbing – with the chance of winning up ...

Sustainable aviation fuel must make up at least 2 of all jet fuel used in flights taking off from UK airports in 2025.