The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, happens just after 3pm on Sunday.

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

The 47-year-old said she will be buying pre-loved Christmas gifts again this year, especially for young family members.

Hazelhurst Farm estate near Sway, New Forest, is for sale at £3m. Includes holiday cottages, equestrian facilities, events barn & strong ...

The House of Commons has spent more than £20 million on refurbishment and improvement works since IndyRef, the SNP has claimed. Figures obtained by the party under a freedom of information request ...

Sir Geoffrey Boycott has called for the departure of England coach Brendon McCullum after Australia wrapped up The Ashes by easing to a third Test win in Adelaide. And Boycott believes captain Ben ...

Cummins missed his side’s wins at Perth and Brisbane with back problems but returned to apply the finishing touches as the hosts secured the urn.

England finally took a Test match into the fifth day in South Australia but an 82-run defeat leaves them 3-0 down to Australia.

Arsenal clinched the Premier League’s Christmas number one spot with a 1-0 victory over Everton. That was enough to keep them two points ahead of Manchester City, who eased to a 3-0 win against West ...

England’s Ashes dreams were snuffed out as they succumbed to an 82-run defeat in Adelaide, where an injury to Nathan Lyon gave them hope of pulling off a miracle. Australia followed wins at Perth and ...

Tonda Eckert believes Nathan Wood is making "great progress" following his first Southampton FC goal in a 1-1 draw against Coventry.