German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

A CYCLIST is in hospital after a crash in North Yorkshire. The county's police say the crash happened at about 12.45pm on Thursday, December 19, in Whitewall Corner Hill, Malton. Emergency services ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often. TV writer Sir Phil, who created ...

Emergency services have been called to a canal in Selby where police negotiated with a person threatening to enter the water.

The train operator that for today only buses will replace trains between Wakefield Kirkgate and York. Leeds and Selby stations are also impacted by today's announcement that rail services will be ...

The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, in Old Steine, around 3.30am on Saturday.

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

Iga Swiatek admitted she feared a more negative reaction to her doping ban and sees no reason for the case to drag on. The Pole was handed a one-month suspension in November after a positive test for ...

Ruben Amorim admits he has “no idea” how long it will take to turn around Manchester United and said his focus is “to survive”. United suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in seven games with ...

Elon Musk started 2024 as the controversial owner of a social media platform, but ends it as one of the most powerful ...

The Royal Mint has unveiled five new commemorative coins as part of it's 2025 annual set including a Red Arrows 50p and Queen Mother £5 design.