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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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Gavin & Stacey fans have been left disappointed after they waited six years for clarity on one of the show’s biggest ...

This Christmas special is about half an hour too long and the script recycles the least interesting elements of what’s gone ...