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

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

A Co Armagh community is still in shock over the deaths of a father and son in a crash just two days after Christmas, their funeral has heard. Peter Devlin and his son Loughlin, from Killylea, were ...

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 ...

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

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.

Weather conditions failed to deter those determined to welcome the New Year. At South Queensferry in Scotland, the annual Loony Dook saw many immerse themselves in the chilly waters of the Firth of ...

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

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 ...

Pope Francis has ushered in 2025 with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. The ...