Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones is reprising her role as Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins to read Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast as the programme celebrates its centenary on the BBC on New Year’s Day.

A brown bear in Kent receiving life-saving brain surgery and the “Hardest Geezer” running the entire length of Africa were among the most eye-catching uplifting moments of 2024. Here, the PA news ...

Three quarters of England’s most precious habitats, wildlife and natural features have had no recent assessment to see if they are thriving or struggling, figures show. Conservationists warned ...

Nato had already boosted patrols near undersea infrastructure after the Nord Stream pipeline was hit. Last year, it also set ...

GRAHAM Alexander wants City to demonstrate why they are the scalp everyone wants in League Two. The Bantams remain the big target midway through their sixth consecutive season in the fourth tier. The ...

Four out of five drivers are frustrated that a Government-backed code of practice for private parking companies is still not in force five years after becoming law, a new survey suggests. Some 84% of ...

Irish officials were worried that a US decision to designate the Real IRA (RIRA) as a foreign terrorist organisation might help recruitment for the paramilitary group. Just years after the signing of ...

Arsenal moved back up to second in the Premier League with a 1-0 home victory over Ipswich – their first fixture without Saka since his injury.

Thousands of motorists have been caught drug-driving at least four times, sparking calls for ministers to consider introducing rehabilitation courses for offenders. A total of 33,020 British drivers ...

Tony Blair once suggested that nationalists in Northern Ireland could support England in the World Cup after Ireland was knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting. The former prime minister ...

Newly released files from the National Archives in Dublin show a protracted process in which plans to display that original portrait in the Irish parliament buildings were changed, sparking some ...

World number one Luke Humphries continued his bid for back-to-back World Championship titles after easing through to the last 16. While there was high drama in Alexandra Palace on the first day back ...