The Christmas Raccoons, an illustrated children’s storybook by Tyldesley-born author Chris McGuire, brings the magic of the 1980 holiday TV special and the beloved 1980s animated series, The Raccoons, ...

Howe Bridge Crematorium is inviting people to its Christmas carol and memorial service, taking place on Wednesday, December 10 at 6.30pm. The service aims to offer comfort and community to those ...

A NATIONAL crackdown on drink and drug driving is under way. Greater Manchester Police launched Operation Limit on December 1, part of a UK-wide campaign aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries ...

The wife of the German president has read a Christmas story to children at a primary school in south-east London as part of a historic state visit. Elke Budenbender, wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ...

The Penrith and Solway MP rebelled and voted against the Government’s plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers on Tuesday night.

Lebanon’s prime minister said his country was “far from” diplomatic normalisation or economic relations with Israel, despite a move towards direct negotiations between the two countries aimed at ...

An independent review into the State’s dealings with the family of missing Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin has found that what happened “could not have been anticipated”.

The arrest of Federica Mogherini, who led the EU foreign service from 2014 to 2019, risked tarnishing the EU’s international ...

Planning for any future pandemics must include the impact on the economy, a former Stormont minister has said. DUP MLA Diane Dodds, who served as economy minister from January 2020 to June 2021, also ...

Hamas has said recovering bodies is complicated by the widespread devastation in Gaza. Israel has pushed to speed up the ...

South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has written to energy firms calling on them to ensure that consumers on fixed energy tariffs also benefit from the cut.