A Whitehall source told The Times the government was bracing itself for possible school closures - although a spokesperson ...

Archaeologists are beginning to reveal the secrets of a vanished prehistoric land which now lies at the bottom of the North ...

Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to smugglers ...

A vegetarian piranha from the Amazon and a flying dinosaur found on the Isle of Skye are among the species previously unknown ...

Strictly Come Dancing has crowned the winners of its Christmas special. The show’s first drag artist, Tayce, has been crowned ...

The man died after police were called to Elm Road, Norton Canes near Cannock, in the early hours of Christmas Day ...

A 39-year-old was shot dead by armed police in Redditch on Christmas Eve. Police officers were called to an address in ...

Seven people were injured, including a child, when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Herald Square in New ...

On Wednesday (December 25) Beyoncé performed the halftime show at the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans game at NRG ...

Gavin & Stacey fans have said they have “goosebumps” after watching the long-awaited final ever episode this evening (25 ...

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The Mega Millions jackpot is now around $1.15 billion ($516.1 million in cash), the highest-ever amount offered in December.