Text of the King’s Christmas broadcast
Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast: “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the ...
Striking students in Serbia tell chief prosecutor to ‘fight for law and justice’
The students are demanding justice over the collapse of a concrete construction at a railway station that killed 15 people in November.
Pilgrims pass through Vatican Holy Door as the 2025 Holy Year begins
Pilgrims lined up early to walk through the Holy Door at the entrance of St Peter’s Basilica as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy ...
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Babies bring Christmas cheer to families
Scottish parents are celebrating a different kind of festive cheer this year as they welcome newborns. Alyshia Glen of Bellshill and her partner Daniel McGhee met their daughter for the first time at ...
Can Rangers come from nine points behind Celtic and win the title?
Celtic's draw with Dundee United means they are now nine points ahead in the Premiership - but can Rangers come from so far back and triumph?
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Scotland has mildest start to Christmas Day on record
Scotland has experienced its mildest start to Christmas Day on record. According to The Met Office, highest daily minimum temperature records for Christmas Day have been broken in Scotland and ...
In Pictures: Foam, fire and festivals – the lighter side of 2024
Despite the backdrop of global wars and a continuing cost-of-living crisis, Britons still found time to have fun in 2024. From racing through mud on lawnmowers to riding penny farthings while dressed ...
Two dead in gang attack on journalists covering Haiti hospital reopening
Haiti’s online media association has confirmed that two reporters were killed and others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital. Street ...
Two lorry drivers killed in crash in Lincolnshire
Police said the two men, both aged 51, were each driving a lorry when they collided north of Caenby Corner on Tuesday.
Two reporters and a police officer killed in gang attack in Haiti
Two reporters were killed and several were wounded on Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, Haiti’s online media association said. A police ...
Four bodies recovered and dozens more feared dead after Kazakhstan plane crash
The plane was originally scheduled to travel from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny.
How smartphones powered the AI boom in 2024
The generative AI boom continued at pace in 2024, with smartphones becoming a key battleground for the technology’s development as Samsung, Google and Apple all introduced new AI tools to their ...