The Pope has opened 2026 with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families ...

The Great British Bake Off has confirmed a first-ever change to its 2026 series, by introducing audience choice week - how to get involved ...

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.

Scores of people have taken part in sea swims across the island of Ireland to start off 2026. Despite temperatures dropping for a chilly New Year’s Day, around the Irish coastline from Co Antrim to Co ...

More than 10kg of cocaine has been seized after a car was stopped on the M6 in Cumbria. The drugs were found in a car boot after police stopped a man driving northbound near Shap, Cumbria Police said.

Thousands of people lined the streets of London to watch the colourful annual New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,000 performers took part in the display along the route from Piccadilly to Whitehall in ...

Brits are being warned over "significant" travel changes in 2026, from EHICs to passports. Here is what you need to know.

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a ...

The historic buildings at a whaling station were built in about 1906 by Norwegian carpenters, but have fallen into disrepair.

Cumbria Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the A596 at Crosby on New Years Eve.

A PCN wound clinic nurse is also wanted. Eden Medical Group in Carlisle is currently advertising a vacant position for a practice nurse with a special interest in diabetes. The jobs are available at ...

A new plan is expected to increase the target number of police officers in Northern Ireland to more than 7,500. It comes as Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer numbers dropped to 6,190 ...