More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures. Data updated on Thursday indicated that 451 migrants arrived on December 25 on 11 ...

Two women have died and a man and teenage boy suffered serious injuries after reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was ...

An Israeli strike has killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said.

A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...

Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are preparing for potentially devastating wildfires as a heatwave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions ...

Police in Scotland are increasingly concerned about a missing man from London who is thought to be in the Highlands. Marc Drostle, 28, is believed to have travelled to the Aviemore area two weeks ago ...

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 ...

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 14C with widely cloudy conditions and patchy rain in some areas, the Met Office said.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will transform him into a better manager. The Gunners will begin a period of matches – which is likely to extend into double figures – without ...

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

Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed and all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about the possible ...

A woman is being questioned by police after she was arrested on suspicion of murdering a man on Christmas Day in a Staffordshire village. Staffordshire Police said officers were called to a report of ...