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

Weather conditions failed to deter those determined to welcome the New Year. At South Queensferry in Scotland, the annual Loony Dook saw many immerse themselves in the chilly waters of the Firth of ...

He was the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence.

In Berlin, 30 police officers and one firefighter were injured in confrontations or attacks, leading to 400 arrests, city officials said.

Sailors of the Royal Navy were recalled to HMS Somerset (right) to shadow Russian corvette RFS Soobrazitelny (left) and ro-ro transporter/support ship MV Sparta II (centre) for 500 miles in the North ...

The incident in the city’s bustling French Quarter in the early hours of New Year’s Day is being investigated as a terrorist attack.

The final series of Vera will be airing on ITV very soon, with it wrapping up Brenda Blethyn's time playing the detective chief inspector. Based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels by Ann Cleeves, ...

Ten people were killed and 30 others injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans, according to city officials. The incident happened in the city’s popular Bourbon Street area. Police ...

The two-year renovation of the almost 300-year-old watermill on the outskirts of Belfast will see it reopen as a deli, cafe and restaurant.

Schools could potentially be closed and there is a chance of power cuts and road closures, the Met Office said.

Energy minister Herman Halushchenko confirmed on Wednesday that Kyiv had stopped the gas flows ‘in the interest of national security’.