Business
The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day one: England 8-3 as Australia pile on pressure early
England's innings gets off to a horror start, as Australia take three early wickets to leave the visitors on 8-3 inside the first five…
Susan Darwin
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Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?
Grigor Atanesian & Investigations TeamBBC News Russian A Russian archaeologist detained in Poland is at the centre of an intense debate…
Business
I have no regrets about regifting - What to do with unwanted presents
Most of us have received at least one Christms present that missed the mark - a jumper that doesn't fit, a hideous ornament or a perfume…
Business
The Ashes 2025 fourth Test - day one: England's Josh Tongue bowls Australia's Steve Smith for nine
Josh Tongue takes his third wicket of the innings, dismissing Steve Smith for nine to leave Australia 51-4 on day one of the fourth Ashes…
News
US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
President Donald Trump has said the US launched a "powerful and deadly strike" against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western…
Culture
Sydney Sweeney: I want to make films on domestic violence that 'save lives'
Annabel RackhamCulture reporter Sydney Sweeney wants to make films that will "impact and hopefully save people's lives", she has told the…
Business
Newcastle stadium plans 'in limbo' - Eddie Howe
St James' was once the second-biggest club stadium in the country, behind Old Trafford, but Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United,…
Business
Australia v England: fourth Ashes Test, day one – live
Preamble So here it is … Merry Christmas! Everybody’s having fun (except perhaps Ben Duckett). Look to the future now, it’s only just…
Business
Strictly Come Dancing: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman say farewell on Christmas special
Paul Glynn,Culture reporterand Noor Nanji,Culture correspondent Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman embraced on the dancefloor as they signed…
Celebrity
The Business of Power: How Hollywood’s Most Authentic Action Star Is Building an Empire Beyond the Screen
Shannon Ritch doesn’t enter a room so much as recalibrate it. There’s a stillness to him—earned, not performed—that speaks to decades of…
News
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro's surgery for hernia 'successful'
The jailed ex-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has undergone a successful surgery for a double hernia, his wife Michelle says. The…
News
Murder arrest after death of woman in her 80s
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s died in an incident at a flat. Police were called to the flat in…
News
Pope Leo urges 'courage' to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
Pope Leo has urged Ukraine and Russia to find the "courage" to hold direct talks to end the war during his first Christmas remarks to…
Business
Jingle bills: Arkansas Powerball player strikes $1.8bn jackpot on Christmas Eve
A Powerball player in Arkansas won a whopping $1.817bn (£1.34bn) jackpot in a Christmas Eve drawing, making it the second-largest lottery…
Business
King's speech 2025: Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world
Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent King Charles: 'We can find the strength to ensure that right triumphs over wrong' The King's Christmas…
Culture
Icons of Football: John Robertson - the 'scruffy fat lad who won two European Cups'
Martin O’Neill, Nottingham Forest team-mate and manager at Celtic He was a beautiful footballer who could play with both feet, terrific…
Business
John Robertson: Former Scotland, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest winger dies aged 72
Born in the Viewpark area of North Lanarkshire, Robertson played for Drumchapel Amateurs and Scotland at youth level before joining Forest…
News
Searches continue after Budleigh Salterton swimmers in difficulty
Rescue teams are continuing to search the water off the Devon coast after reports of swimmers in difficulty, police have said. Devon and…
Celebrity
Royal Family gather for Christmas Day service at Sandringham
Thomas Mackintoshand Zoie O'Brien,at Sandringham Watch: Royals arrive at church for Christmas Day service King Charles and Queen Camilla…
News
How classy Jell-O shots became the boozy treat of the season
This holiday season, an unexpected treat has stepped into the limelight and onto the buffet table at many a festive gathering: the Jell-O…
Business
What’s open on Christmas Day: Holiday hours for fast-food chains, grocery stores, CVS, and more
It’s normal—perhaps even biological—to slow down at the end of the year. Winter weather brings less sunlight, causing our bodies to…
Business
Giant homebuilder KB Home shifts strategy amid a housing market where it lacks pricing power
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClubnewsletter. There’s no doubt about…
Business
Best sports photos of 2025: The stories behind the images
From the bottom of the swimming pool to the top of the pole vault bar, photographers reveal the stories behind these amazing shots. And a…
News
Why Apple and Google want your ID
Apple and Google would like to see your identification, please. With the former’s “Digital ID” launch last week, both companies now let…