Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, ...

Kempton hosts what promises to be a memorable renewal of the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase, where the Willie Mullins-trained duo of Fact To File and Gaelic Warrior are set for a rematch after their ...

Swimmers once again plunged into the bitterly cold North Sea on Christmas morning as Clacton’s much-loved festive swim returned for 2025.

A COMMUNITY market in Colchester hosted a festive day of fun with free gifts and fancy dress for Christmas. The Rec Community Market was launched at Old Heath Recreation Ground earlier this year to ...

Back in 2017, goals from Mikael Mandron and Sammie Szmodics helped Colchester sealed a 2-0 win and a first-ever victory for them at the venue, lifting them up to fifth in the League Two table. Mandron ...

The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that “our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”. Dame ...

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint. Led by the King and Queen they walked the short ...

Press Association photographers snapped festive revellers enjoying a Christmas swim and fans who flocked to see the royal family attend church.

Sir Stephen Fry has said the Prince of Wales and his family were “locked into” The Celebrity Traitors. The broadcaster and actor, 68, appeared in the first celebrity spin-off series of the hit BBC ...

Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire by not allowing enough aid into the territory and continuing to strike ...

The US Justice Department said that it may need a “few more weeks” to release all of its records on the late sex offender ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow cold health alert from 6pm on Thursday to noon on December 27 for south-west England, and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind ...