The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Five people – including a nine-year-old boy – were killed and more than 200 injured in the attack in the German city.

Habeeb Khan was arrested at his Birmingham home after footage of him threatening to ‘blow away’ members of the English Defence League went viral.

The Prime Minister and his family will spend Christmas at Chequers, his official country residence, before taking a break elsewhere.

The First Minister accused the UK Government of making ‘mistakes’ in its budget which will exacerbate the problem.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Emergency services are in attendance near Fife Airport after a light aircraft crashed at 11.40am on Monday December 23. “Inquiries are ongoing.” ...

A woman’s life has been “completely turned upside down” as she was sexually assaulted when going home after a night out in London.

Gemma Devonish was found with stab wounds at an address in south London at around 10.30am on Thursday and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Campaigners want Sir Keir Starmer to make a direct intervention with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to help free Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

The supermarket chain is offering 10 off an entire shop on Monday and Tuesday for its loyalty card holders, and discounted prices for all shoppers.

The year 2024 marked multiple developments in the legal cases brought by the Duke of Sussex in the UK. Here the PA news agency looks at what has happened with Harry in the courts over the last 12 ...

Scotland’s top prosecutor Dorothy Bain KC said the seven-year investigation into the neurosurgeon had gone on for ‘far too long’.