The hit, which took 39 years to become a Christmas number one, topped the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s poll.

A Met Office yellow warning, covering parts of the Highlands, Argyll and Bute, Perthshire and the Stirling area, is in force and runs until midday on Tuesday. Travel disruption and flooding could hit ...

Drivers are being urged not to travel on major routes for six hours on both Friday and Saturday to avoid the worst Christmas holiday traffic. The RAC and transport analytics company Inrix said roads ...

Humphries was back on the Alexandra Palace stage almost one year on from his memorable win against Luke Littler in the 2024 final ...

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith is applying for an urgent question in the Commons on the influence of the United Front Work Department.

Sergio Gonzalez headed Leganes to a famous victory at Barcelona as the LaLiga leaders saw their advantage over the chasing pack evaporate. Gonzalez’s fourth-minute goal proved enough to claim a 1-0 ...

The Blues moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with Sunday’s victory over Brentford.

An Israeli airstrike hit a school and killed at least 16 people in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital.

Dianne Buswell’s travelled from Australia to watch her in the studio, and she said them seeing her lift the glitterball trophy was ...

Tottenham ran riot on the south coast with James Maddison on target twice to earn Ange Postecoglou a much-needed Premier League victory by a 5-0 score, which only increased the pressure on Southampton ...

Chelsea moved to within two points of the Premier League summit as Marc Cucurella continued his remarkable ascent to score in a 2-1 win against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

The Foreign Secretary said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains proscribed but ‘as you would expect’ the Government has spoken to the group.