German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, in Old Steine, around 3.30am on Saturday.

Ruben Amorim admits he has “no idea” how long it will take to turn around Manchester United and said his focus is “to survive”. United suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in seven games with ...

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach the country’s acting leader, Han Duck-soo. The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote on Friday. Governing ...

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

The National Trust’s review of the year’s wildlife and weather sees past drought give way to wet, mild conditions in 2024.

As hundreds of bathers dashed for the water, a magical moment was happening between Victoria Tansey and Philip Frith.

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer is handing over the keys to his city centre nightclub, for a Young Farmers takeover. Tom Williams, who owns Hogarths and Triology Nightclub in Hereford, is continuing the ...