The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, ...

In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...

Swimmers take part in an early Christmas Day dip on Boscombe beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) Some members of the ...

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts as the two sides inch closer to a deal that could ...

Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day ...

Elsewhere in the world, Hanukkah started on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005 and celebrations were muted in ...

Baby Grace ‘s arrival at New Cross Hospital on December 25 has seen her proud parent's Christmases all come at once. Mum ...

The Land Cruiser has always been the choice of those drivers after an assured off-roader, but is that the same for a new one?

The MG of today is rather different from the one that was beloved by sports jacket-wearing chaps of the sixties. I’m guessing ...

Brave outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip. Sea surface ...