Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across ...

Sir Keir Starmer has wished British Jews a happy Chanukah, as the festival coincides with Christmas for the first time since 2005. “Chanukah is a time for family, community and celebration. Chag ...

The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24 ...

Pope Francis has kicked off the 2025 Holy Year, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope’s stamina and the ...

Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the ...

Hardy swimmers, including many in fancy dress, started Christmas Day around the UK and Ireland with an outdoor swim. Although Wednesday was forecast to be “dry and cloudy” with no snow or frost likely ...

On October 6 this year, I stood in Bond Square in Oxford with my good friends, Imam Monawar Hussein and Louise Gordon, Vice President of the Oxford Synagogue and we wondered if the rain would ever ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his suggestion that the Church of England needs to change as “empty words”. Stephen ...

Oxfordshire’s local government leaders and MPs have sent messages wishing readers a merry Christmas. “The last few years have really tested our mettle as a city. “From Covid-19 and flooding to cost-of ...

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions”.

The Princess of Wales joined other members of the royal family as they walked from Sandringham House to the church.