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 ...

Concerns were raised about a former chief justice of Northern Ireland over allegations he “dislikes Jews as much as he dislikes Catholics”, according to newly released confidential documents. Mr ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Barcelona’s appeal to register Dani Olmo to play for the rest of the season has been rejected, which could mean the Spain international is unable to play for the club beyond January 1.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...