While some Britons started 2023 nursing a hangover or catching up on sleep after a late night, some were up with the lark and braved the icy waters for a New Year’s Day dip.
A swim, a quick dip or even just a paddle has become tradition for many on January 1.
Royal Mail introduced the barcoded stamps last year to improve security and efficiency
Police chiefs said action was needed to tackle “disgusting” Hillsborough chants at football matches as they issued a profound apology to the families of the 97 people unlawfully killed in the in the disaster.
Editorial: Ministers want Britain’s judges to interpret human rights not in the light of present day conditions, but those of the 1950s
HUNDREDS of residents of a South Oxfordshire village are sending postcards to the Secretary of State, urging him to reject an appeal by a housing developer.
Tributes have been paid to "brave" and "caring" Cody Fisher who was stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day. Police were called to the Crane nightclub on Adderley Street in Digbeth just before 11.45pm on 26 December to reports of the stabbing. Mr Fisher's girlfriend Jess Chatwin told the congregation he had "changed her life forever" when she met him in August 2019.
Editorial: Rebellions and magical thinking have made the Conservatives look both arrogant and divided
For the first time in its 142-year history, women and girls took part in a torchlit procession at the Up Helly Aa fire festival on Scotland’s Shetland Islands on January 31, according to local reports.Traditionally, women and girls were restricted to participating as hostesses, which involved organizing the all-night parties that take place in community halls across Lerwick, BBC News reported.Crowds streamed onto the streets of Lerwick on Tuesday after the Viking-inspired event took a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.Footage by Ellie Milne shows the procession through Lerwick. Credit: Ellie Milne via Storyful
The Princess of Wales is calling on the whole of society to play a part in helping children to have the best start in life and grow into "happy, healthy adults". This week, Kate will front the new awareness drive called Shaping Us, with the hope it'll revolutionise the way the UK thinks about supporting families and young children.
President Biden has said the US will not give Ukraine any F-16 fighter jets.
One medium cappuccino at Costa contains almost five times the strength of its Starbucks counterpart
Cars that meet certain emission standards are exempt from the £12.50-a-day levy
Ankara says Finland's NATO bid is "less problematic" than Sweden's after Turkey accused the government in Stockholm of enabling groups it deems as terror organisations. But Finland's FM says it is important for both countries to join the alliance at the same time.
Germany on Monday outlined more than $200 million in contributions for environmental projects in Brazil as Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the South American giant reeling from Amazon destruction under ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.Scholz was the first German chancellor to visit Brazil since 2015, and the first Western leader to meet Lula since he became president on January 1 after four years of frosty relations with Brazil under far-right Bolsonaro.
Brendan Fraser has admitted that he didn't like himself much early in his career.
New morning broadcast programme replaced the network’s former ‘New Day’ show
SNP ministers have been criticised for spending more than £600,000 on a “propaganda” campaign which experts said was designed to fuel their push for independence rather than help vulnerable Scots.
You know it’s a good day when Alessia Russo makes the headlines. Today, she’s trending as she was offered a record-breaking transfer offer from Arsenal. The previous highest transfer for a female player was Barcelona paying £400,000 for England midfielder Keira Walsh in September.
Exclusive: University of Sydney report says pay has gone ‘from bad to worse’ as cost-of-living pressures rise
Thousands of people are gathering for the main Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland, with women set to take part in the squads for the first time.
Brussels also said to have made concessions of role of European Court
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