In another New Year staple, darts fans again flocked to London’s Alexandra Palace, many in costume, to see what the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune would bring in 2025.

He was the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence.

The incident in the city’s bustling French Quarter in the early hours of New Year’s Day is being investigated as a terrorist attack.

Schools could potentially be closed and there is a chance of power cuts and road closures, the Met Office said.

A 17-year-old is fighting for his life in hospital after a stabbing in south London on New Year’s Day. The Metropolitan Police said they were informed by the London Ambulance Service of a stabbing at ...

Great Britain will face Poland in the quarter-finals of the United Cup on Thursday despite losing their final group match 2-1 to hosts Australia. After their win over Argentina in the team competition ...

What could be better than starting the New Year off with snow? The Met Office has issued an official yellow warning for snow across Somerset ...

Ten people were killed and 30 others injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans, according to city officials. The incident happened in the city’s popular Bourbon Street area. Police ...

Energy minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed on Wednesday that Kyiv had stopped the gas flows ‘in the interest of national security’.

One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers is to face a parole hearing in 2025, the Parole Board has confirmed. David Norris, 48, could face a hearing as early as May this year, but a date is yet to be set.

The two-year renovation of the almost 300-year-old watermill on the outskirts of Belfast will see it reopen as a deli, cafe and restaurant.

The PA news agency’s photographers provided unrivalled coverage of the world of politics this year as these first rate images show.