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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kirk Marsden, from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.

An Azerbaijani minister suggested on Friday that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor evidence indicating that the plane was struck from the ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Milton Keynes.

Senegal has announced the closure of all foreign military bases, without setting a timeline for the exit of foreign troops. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko made the announcement on Friday during a ...

Travellers are being urged to check with their airline as air traffic restrictions are in place at several UK airports due to fog, Nats said.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust Charity's first Santa Dash raised £1,400 for patient care and staff wellbeing. On Sunday, December 15, runners of all ages, including children in sleighs, donned Santa suits ...

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 ...