Some of Ireland’s most ancient sites including Navan Fort in Co Armagh and Newgrange in Co Meath hosted gatherings.

Eight children and their families were collected from the central London hospital by cabs decorated with tinsel and Christmas ...

Southern Water is to give £9.7 million in compensation after 58,000 households in Hampshire went without supplies for nearly two days. The issues began on Wednesday morning, when homes and businesses ...

Two people were killed when the suspect drove into a market in Magdeburg teeming with holiday shoppers, authorities said.

Ukraine has brought the war into the heart of Russia with drone attacks that damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, more than 600 miles from the front line. The ...

Around a fifth of 16 to 24-year-olds surveyed for Link would welcome a cheque for Christmas, despite many having never written one themselves.

Weather warnings for wind have come into force across much of the UK as millions more people get away for Christmas. Roads and public transport could be disrupted by strong gusts as the Met Office ...

Anton Du Beke has said he is “thrilled” that a Strictly Come Dancing professional will join him on his musicals tour as his “leading lady”. Professional dancer and Strictly judge Du Beke will perform ...

The bipartisan plan that will temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid was rushed through just after the midnight deadline.

The northern side of Sumatra bore the brunt of the disaster with more than half of the total death toll reported.

Woods is partnering his son Charlie at the PNC Championship in Orlando in his first tournament since The Open in July.

George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at the age of 88. Eastham did not play in England’s 1966 success on home soil, but the winger was part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s ...