The release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – who was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing – was not discussed by the Scottish cabinet ahead of a final decision being made, newly released papers show.

Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers who have developed an app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected. The team at the ...

Pupils, parents and teachers face “paying the price” of a new tax on private school fees, the Conservatives have warned after the Chancellor welcomed an end to the “VAT break”.

United’s 2-0 home defeat saw them suffer five league losses in the same calendar month for the first time since September 1962.

One disappointed tourist said they tried to get tickets back to London because the fireworks were still happening there.

The UK faces a “year of rebuilding” while also “rediscovering the great nation that we are” in 2025, according to Sir Keir Starmer.

Russia has launched an aerial attack on Ukraine, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.

Political leaders have eyed a “buzz” and a “big opportunity” for their parties in 2025, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged this year will be one for “rediscovering the great nation that we are”. The Prime ...

Singer Robbie Williams kicked off new year celebrations in Australia with a performance outside Sydney Opera House. The 50-year-old headlined ABC’s New Year’s Eve Party in the city, where 2025 has ...

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has raised a glass to her “most devoted, loving husband” on New Year’s Eve after he died aged 79. In a post on X, she shared a picture of a bottle and ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ‘rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan’.