German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

LARGE crowds gathered in Thornbury to watch the annual Boxing Day hunt parade. Members of the Berkeley Hunt passed through the high street with their hounds and horses yesterday, December 26. All ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

Tamworth’s Dan Creaney struck in stoppage time to keep Forest Green from going top of the National League after a 1-1 draw.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, in Old Steine, around 3.30am on Saturday.

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

The year has not been short of dramatic events and developments, and here the PA news agency provides a month by month look back on 2024.

The Royal Mint has unveiled five new commemorative coins as part of it's 2025 annual set including a Red Arrows 50p and Queen Mother £5 design.