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 ...

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

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 ...

Closures to the M1 and M25 are among those for St Albans drivers to watch out for during the next fortnight. Motorists in and around the city will have 10 National Highways road closures this week, ...

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.

The incident in the city’s bustling French Quarter in the early hours of New Year’s Day is being investigated as a terrorist attack.

Heavy snow could cover parts of Hertfordshire over the weekend as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning.

Ten people were killed and 30 others injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans, according to city officials. The incident happened in the city’s popular Bourbon Street area. Police ...

A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve. A 70-year-old woman, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a car in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and died at the scene around 7pm on Tuesday.

Energy minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed on Wednesday that Kyiv had stopped the gas flows ‘in the interest of national security’.

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, including Inverness, Aberdeenshire and Caithness and Sutherland in the Highlands and Moray, which are covered by a Met Office ...