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 ...

An avid cyclist has cycled a number of festive themed routes including the shape of a Christmas pudding as part of a 500km cycle challenge. Rebecca Laurel, 25, from Leicester, completed a 64km ...

His remarks came after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Mr Farage of “fakery” in response to Reform claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. Mrs Badenoch said Reform ...

Island locations Military Road and Freshwater Bay star in the new advert, which stars Idris Elba. The advert starts with a woman running out of mobile data on a bus along Military Road, before ...

The designation of Bidzina Ivanishvili is the latest in a series of sanctions the US has placed on Georgian politicians and others this year.

Yarmouth has been lit up by a festive competition. Shops and pubs in the Isle of Wight town displayed Christmas lights as part of a contest organised by Yarmouth Traders Retail Collective. Prizes were ...

As this is the final edition before the New Year, I thought I’d attempt the impossible: to summarise the mayhem, the madness, the discoveries, and the disasters that made 2024 on the Isle of Wight ...

Red Funnel has named Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) as its charity of the year for 2025. The decision came after a vote involving the Isle of Wight community, Red Funnel staff, and ...

The UK could be set to get an extra bank holiday in 2025, as the country marks two major anniversaries, reports suggest. The Daily Express reports that the Government has not yet decided which weekend ...

Karen Taggart, whose work has been displayed across Europe, has chosen Mountbatten Isle of Wight as the latest venue for her exhibition. The exhibition is a gesture of gratitude from Karen, who was a ...

Ruben Amorim knows his job will be in danger if Manchester United continue to struggle but the head coach is comfortable with the pressure. Initial promise after succeeding Erik ten Hag has dimmed as ...

The screenshot was posted by a parody account on social media site X at around 8am on December 24. That was several hours before the viral post was shared. That account – which describes itself as ...