A software engineer has completed his year-long challenge of doing 300 press-ups every day in memory of his mother who had multiple sclerosis (MS), raising more than £10,000 for charity.

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

A 32-year-old man was arrested after one officer died and another was seriously injured in the incident in the South Island city of Nelson.

Harry Chandler, the third Pearl Harbour survivor to die in recent weeks, helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters after Japan’s ...

Only two of the 181 people on board the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air survived when it crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday.

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world have welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where ...

North-West England was bearing the brunt of the rain with an amber weather warning in place on Wednesday morning.

Halifax has unveiled its list of the biggest UK regional house price risers and fallers, with Oldham ranking third for the biggest risers. According to the lender, Oldham saw a 14.6 per cent increase ...

An Oldham woman has said she is "truly humbled and honoured" after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

The Times says in his first New Year’s Day message as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged many people feel it is “hard to think about the future” amid news of Labour’s falling poll ...

Households are starting the year with an increase to their energy bills, with another 3 jump expected for April.

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”.