The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, ...

In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...

The mildest start to Christmas Day on record has been recorded for Northern Ireland and Scotland. In Kinloss, Moray, ...

Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day ...

The monarch’s candid words of praise are in keeping with Charles’ open approach to his illness. The King has used his Christmas address to pay tribute to the “selfless” doctors and nurses who provided ...

Swimmers take part in an early Christmas Day dip on Boscombe beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) Some members of the ...

Princess Beatrice joined other members of the royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day after changing her travel plans ...

The students are demanding justice over the collapse of a concrete construction at a railway station that killed 15 people in ...

The Bishop of Newcastle has criticised the Christmas Day sermon delivered by the Archbishop of York, describing his ...

The Princess of Wales joined other members of the royal family as they walked from Sandringham House to the church.

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy ...