During tonight's Christmas Eve episode (December 24) of EastEnders, Nigel Bates played by Paul Bradley returned to the BBC soap after 26 years.

Irish musicians gathered in Dublin city centre for the annual Christmas Eve busk in aid of the homeless. Singers including Glen Hansard and Shobsy performed for hundreds of families and Santa-hat ...

Dyfed-Powys Police said the man was detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and other motoring offences.

Ayodele Jamgbadi, 28, of Kingston Road, Ilford, east London, is next due to appear in custody at Inner London Crown Court on January 7.

The Met Office said Christmas Day will dawn ‘mild and cloudy’ with ‘certainly no snow expected’ anywhere in the UK.

Former president Bill Clinton has been discharged from a Washington hospital, and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever. Mr Clinton is being treated for the flu, ...

The family of a 15-year-old boy who died three days before Christmas Day after being in collision with a car have paid tribute to a “lovely, caring boy”. Pedestrian Ryan Marshall was involved in the ...

An Amsterdam District Court has sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a Uefa Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi ...

Manchester United star Diogo Dalot has helped serve food to homeless people at a shelter in the city. The Portuguese defender, a £19 million signing from Milan, turned up unannounced with his partner ...

South Yorkshire Police said officers were in the area just before 1pm on a pre-planned operation. A spokesperson for the force said a black Ford Fiesta believed to have been stolen “reacted to the ...

An explosion at an ammunition factory in north-west Turkey left 11 dead and five injured on Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir province, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The ...

A day later on Christmas Eve, residents received another email from Urang apologising “for the distress” caused and suggesting “to maintain the Christmas cheer” people with light displays should ...