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 ...

An amber warning for heavy rain has been put in place across parts of North-West England until 9am on New Year’s Day.

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”.

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.

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 ...

The UK is set to be battered with wind and rain to start 2025. Met Office weather warnings are in place across parts of England, Wales and Scotland on New Year’s Day. This includes an amber alert for ...

Chinese hackers have remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after ...

A former British diplomat and a man who wants to use his prize money to help him become a father are among the new contestants on The Traitors. The BBC reality gameshow will return on New Year’s Day, ...

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. The ...

A rare Lamborghini capable of reaching 214mph was the most expensive supercar sold on a leading online auction platform in 2024. Collecting Cars said the track-only green Essenza SCV12 was bought by a ...

London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks event will go ahead at midnight despite weather concerns across the UK, Sir Sadiq Khan confirmed. Much of the country faces heavy rain and strong winds, and even snow ...