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 ...

Arnold Ruutel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died at the age of 96. The office of the President of ...

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 ...

In Berlin, 30 police officers and one firefighter were injured in confrontations or attacks, leading to 400 arrests, city officials said.

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 ...

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 ...

A three-day snow warning has been issued for almost all of England and Wales and parts of Scotland this weekend as the Met Office has warned rural communities could become cut off. Schools could ...

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 ...

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued. The Met Office has warned of heavy snow causing disruption this weekend for the majority of the UK, including Sussex. The forecaster said there is a ...

A woman has been reunited with the heroic paramedics who saved her life after she suffered a cardiac arrest four years ago. Sue Yarnall, from Steyning, met the SECAmb team who delivered ten shocks to ...

Leandro Trossard can be a key man for Arsenal – despite being “a bit of a moaner”. The former Albion forward could face his old club at the Amex on Saturday. Before that, he looks set to feature in ...

A man has been charged with the abduction and rape of a teenager. The incident involved a 13-year-old girl, who knew the man, in Brighton. The girl is being supported by specially trained officers.