Year: 2024

An oil tanker transporting oil to Russia, which is suspected of severing power and internet cables in the Baltic Sea, has been seized by Finnish authorities. 

Two sailors have died after being struck on their yachts during a race in Australia amid poor weather conditions, organisers have said. 

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Stirling on Christmas Day. 

A total of 451 people crossed the English Channel in 11 small boats on Christmas Day, according to the latest official figures. 

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said he was at Yemen's Sanaa airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes. 

Charities, food banks and homeless shelters are to receive access to a £15m fund to help use surplus farm food. 

A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad's older brother in a competition. 

A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad's older brother in a competition. 

Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is "the real opposition" according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers "fake". 

Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is "the real opposition", Nigel Farage has said.