Many countries and cultures have superstitions that they follow at the start of a new year - do you do any of these?

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his wife and children but was beaten back by the severity of the fire that destroyed his home near Stroud.

From sausage rolls drenched in KFC gravy and a wonky Christmas tree giveaway, here’s what excited consumers this year.

Thousands of revellers look set to welcome in the new year with the end of Edinburgh’s famous Hogmanay celebrations. People were left disappointed last year after the festival was cancelled but ...

The 0.2 increase to Ofgem’s energy price cap comes as a swathe of cold health alerts are issued for large areas of the UK.

A snowboarder with motor neurone disease (MND) is training in a last-ditch effort to become the first person with the ...

New Year’s Eve revellers have been told to wear extra layers when they head out to watch fireworks displays across the country as chilly temperatures are forecast. While many can expect settled and ...

Eurostar has told passengers to prepare for delays after their New Year travel plans were hit by a power outage in the Channel Tunnel and cancellations. Some Eurostar services between London and ...

Fire services in England tackled nearly 27,000 grassland, woodland and crop fires during the UK’s warmest spring and summer on record, new research shows. Some services dealt with their highest number ...

Millions of patients are seeking help in A&Es for minor conditions, figures show. Analysis revealed that in five years A&E medics dealt with almost 1.9 million cases of people seeking help for a ...

Eurostar has urged passengers to stay away as it apologised for the disruption that saw London to Europe services cancelled on Tuesday.

NFL star Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with an incident that happened earlier ...