Barclays Consumer Spend researchers forecast a total of £4.6 billion will be spent and the vast majority of sales will be online.

Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

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

Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain has reopened ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion of extraordinary maintenance. The three-month renovation work included ...

Charles joked about needing an ‘extra-strong tree’ after feeling the weight of a Christmas tree bauble made out of wood by a student.

A historic pub is set to host a special Burns Night supper. The Crown at Bray, in Berkshire, will celebrate the legendary Scottish poet, Robert Burns, with a four-course menu showcasing Scottish ...

Princess Beatrice will be joining the royal family at Sandringham this Christmas after changing her travel plans due to medical advice, it is understood. Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are ...

Tawana Choruma, 19, died following the incident in Station Road, Netley, Hampshire, at 6.26pm on Wednesday, December 18. He was found injured and was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by ...

The Children’s Society said it is committed to supporting survivors of abuse and accepting the donation would not be consistent with ...

The court dropped all the charges against Matteo Salvini in relation to an incident in 2019 when he refused to allow migrants to leave the ship.

The nation’s Sunday papers carry a wide range of local and international stories. The Observer reports ministers are resisting demands to rush through legislation to block Elon Musk from donating ...

Sir Ed Davey’s efforts to make it to the top of the Christmas charts have fallen short. The Liberal Democrat leader’s song Love Is Enough with the Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir reached number ...