The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city 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 ...

A "MAGICAL" Christmas event has been held at the Girlington Centre in Bradford to tackle loneliness. The event was attended by care home residents as well as people who live alone and may be feeling ...

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.

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts as the two sides inch closer to a deal that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza.

Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the ...

Hardy swimmers, including many in fancy dress, started Christmas Day around the UK and Ireland with an outdoor swim. Although Wednesday was forecast to be “dry and cloudy” with no snow or frost likely ...

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 ...

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 ...

DRIVERS are being warned of delays on a stretch of the M62 due to a vehicle fire. National Highways said shortly after 2pm that traffic had been stopped on the eastbound section of the motorway ...

More than 180 arrests have so far been made as part of a West Yorkshire Police crackdown on drink and drug driving over the festive period.

A starved dog who the RSPCA said was “left to die” in a hedgerow in North Yorkshire last Christmas Day has found her forever home – and a ...