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Who fancies a festive game of Labour or Liz?

Nearly a third of people leaving prison are being employed within six months of leaving custody, government statistics show.

A species of tiny snail has been brought back from the brink of extinction.

An annual anti-Christmas protest held by Japan's Revolutionary Alliance of Unpopular Men failed to materialise this year as the group didn't put in their paperwork. 

Champion boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35. 

Actress Olivia Hussey, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 production of Romeo and Juliet, has died aged 73.

Bodycam footage showing prison officers fatally beating an inmate has been released by New York's attorney general.

Elon Musk is facing censorship accusations after prominent right-wing accounts claimed they lost access to premium features on X when they criticised his views on immigration.

Sir Keir Starmer has ordered Britain's key watchdogs to remove barriers to growth in a bid to kickstart Britain's sluggish economy.

A 33-year-old woman has been charged with murdering a father-of-six on Christmas Day.

Flights have been delayed and drivers are being warned about visibility as the UK sees more heavy fog.

In Russia, size matters when it comes to family.

The past 12 months have been the gift that's kept on giving when it comes to newly-coined words and phrases entering our lexicon.

Passengers at some of the country's busiest airports are facing travel disruption due to fog.

British voters are in for a relatively untroubled 2025, after the "Year of Elections" which saw a new government in the UK and major upheavals around the world, including the victory of Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated as US president for the second time on 20 January.

Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch if she does not apologise for accusing him of publishing a "fake" ticker showing Reform UK's membership increasing to overtake the Conservatives.

More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats since 2018.

Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60 after suffering from cancer.

Israeli forces have raided a hospital in Gaza, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of other people to evacuate, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry.

Pistols, a deactivated First World War machine gun and a rifle were among items lost or stolen from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the last two years.