Seven people were killed when a strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area, and a woman and child died when another hit the ...

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

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 ...

Sailors of the Royal Navy were recalled to HMS Somerset (right) to shadow Russian corvette RFS Soobrazitelny (left) and ro-ro transporter/support ship MV Sparta II (centre) for 500 miles in the North ...

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

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 ...

The Latics said the strain on local emergency services dealing with a number of major incidents in the area was a factor in the decision.

A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve. A 70-year-old woman, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a car in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and died at the scene around 7pm on Tuesday.

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

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

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, including Inverness, Aberdeenshire and Caithness and Sutherland in the Highlands and Moray, which are covered by a Met Office ...