A pensioner was killed in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve. A 70-year-old woman, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a car in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and died at the scene around 7pm on Tuesday.

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Police were called following reports of a vehicle crashing into a pedestrian in north London on Wednesday morning.

Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this week “challenging”. The Met Office’s yellow warning that ...

A total of 36,816 people were detected crossing the Channel in small boats during 2024, according to provisional figures from the Home Office. This is 25% higher than the 29,437 people who arrived in ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested after one officer died and another was seriously injured in the incident in the South Island city of Nelson.

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

Harry Chandler, a US Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbour after Japan’s attack on the naval base in 1941, has died at the age of 103. He died at a senior ...

A software engineer has completed his year-long challenge of doing 300 press-ups every day in memory of his mother who had multiple sclerosis (MS), raising more than £10,000 for charity. Alex Welford, ...

Only two of the 181 people on board the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air survived when it crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday.

Seven people were killed when a strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area, and a woman and child died when another hit the Bureij refugee camp.

The year is set to see bands reunite, music titans releasing new music and major artists being taken to court.