In Pictures: Record number of festive swimmers flood Helen’s Bay for Christmas Eve dip
A record number of festive swimmers have enjoyed the annual charity Christmas Eve dip on Helen’s Bay.
Britons enjoying ‘remarkably mild’ Christmas Eve
Britons are enjoying a “remarkably mild” Christmas Eve as shoppers dash to buy last-minute gifts and travellers head home for the festive season. Although conditions on Tuesday are expected to…
Peak Christmas high street footfall down 5.3% – survey
High street footfall was 5.3% lower on December 23 than the same day last year as cost-of-living pressures continued for many households, according to the latest figures.
‘Utterly heartbreaking’: Christmas tragedy as young woman and lorry driver killed in separate NI crashes
There has been further Christmas heartbreak on Northern Ireland’s roads after two more people died in separate accidents. A lorry driver was killed after a collision near Beragh, Co Tyrone,…
Canadian jewelry heist: video shows vehicle crashing into store, owner assaulted
Police are searching for a group of jewelry thieves who broke into a store in a brazen incident on the outskirts of Montreal on Sunday night, smashing a vehicle through…
Reeves ‘will feel need’ to raise MORE taxes as UK on cusp of recession, economist warns
Chancellor Rachel Reeves “will feel the need” to implement further tax rises next autumn, a leading economist has warned, following disappointing economic figures. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for…
Reform UK membership set to pass major milestone as party set to overtake Tories within a month
Reform UK membership is set to surpass the Conservatives within a month after they unveiled an online tracker of their sign-ups. The party is now almost 8,000 members away from…
POLL OF THE DAY: Is Reform now the true opposition party in the UK?
As Reform UK closes in on overtaking the Tories with its burgeoning base of grassroots supporters, GB News asks its members if Nigel Farage is effectively Leader of the Opposition.…
Labour unveils new plans to change 2030 petrol and diesel ban and amend electric vehicle targets
The future of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate could be at risk after the Government launched a new consultation to seek views on how to deliver Labour’s commitment to…
Man’s death blamed on major storm pounding California’s central coast
A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially…