Pupils at Durham Lane Primary School in Eaglescliffe performed a time-travelling nativity play that reimagined the Christmas story through ...

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, ...

Imran Ahmed, who leads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and has close links to the Labour Party, has been hit by US ...

Scottish soldiers have kept a wartime tradition going as they continued their annual blanket-decorating competition while deployed abroad. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow cold health alert which lasts until noon on December 27 for south-west England.

A number of Christmas and Boxing Day swims in Devon and Cornwall were cancelled this year because of a yellow weather warning for wind.

Anthony Albanese said he plans to establish a special honours system for those who placed themselves in harm’s way to help ...

Darlington’s Silent Santa Appeal aiming to donate 1,000 gifts this year for children who need it most has exceeded their target.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death on Christmas Day. Police were called just after 3.30am on Thursday to Burcot Avenue, Wolverhampton, where ...

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint. Led by the King and Queen they walked the short ...

Press Association photographers snapped festive revellers enjoying a Christmas swim and fans who flocked to see the royal family attend church.

A yarnbombing group have decked out a Darlington neighbourhood with their 2025 Christmas display, bringing festive spirit to the town.