A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...

Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 14C with widely cloudy conditions and patchy rain in some areas, the Met Office said.

A HOSPICE in South Cumbria have thanked staff after they celebrated Christmas with patients and their families alike yesterday.

Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are preparing for potentially devastating wildfires as a heatwave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions ...

Climate change has led to extremes including a summer heatwave as well as snowfall and several storms this year.

Gavin And Stacey star Laura Aikman has revealed her family only discovered she was returning to the BBC sitcom while watching the finale on Christmas Day. The actress, 39, shared a video on Instagram ...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will transform him into a better manager. The Gunners will begin a period of matches – which is likely to extend into double figures – without ...

A GROUP of walkers averted a Christmas crisis in the Lake District after an alarm was raised about worsening conditions on England's highest peak.

Shoppers are predicted to spend £236 each on average in the Boxing Day sales this year, with the majority of purchases made online. A total of £4.6 billion will be spent, a study by Barclays Consumer ...

Helen Worth was surprised by hundreds of Coronation Street cast and crew members who gave her a rousing send-off as she said farewell to the soap after 50 years on the cobbles. The 73-year-old actress ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...