The plane was originally scheduled to travel from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny.

Sir Keir Starmer has wished British Jews a happy Chanukah, as the festival coincides with Christmas for the first time since 2005. “Chanukah is a time for family, community and celebration. Chag ...

The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus.

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed. Asma Assad is being isolated to prevent ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24 ...

From Smithy's Indian Takeaway order to Doris and 'that' salad, here are the top 12 most iconic moments from Gavin and Stacey ahead of the finale.

Molly-Mae Hague has revealed she was feeling “really deflated” and “quite sad” in the lead-up to Christmas. The 25-year-old Love Island star split from fiance Tommy Fury, with whom she has a young ...

Princess Beatrice joined other members of the royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day after changing her travel plans due to medical advice. Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are ...

The King has used his Christmas address to pay tribute to the “selfless” doctors and nurses who provided “strength, care and comfort” during cancer treatment for himself and the Princess of Wales.

The students are demanding justice over the collapse of a concrete construction at a railway station that killed 15 people in November.

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions”.

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his suggestion that the Church of England needs to change as “empty words”. Stephen ...