As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a ...

Swiss police have said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 are injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a bar in an Alpine resort during a new year celebration. The ...

A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left a number of people dead and injured during new year celebrations, police have said. The incident occurred at around 1.30am local time on Thursday in Le ...

Tonnes of rock have crashed down onto East Beach in West Bay from the cliffs above. A large cliff rockfall which fell overnight partially blocks the beach at at West Bay on New Years Eve. 31st ...

The DWP has confirmed that millions of pensioners will see a sizeable increase in their payments from April 2026, following the government's ...

Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is on the final leg of the Seven Summits Challenge.

MOTORISTS have been caught speeding along the coast road between Weymouth and Bridport as part of a police operation on New Year's Eve ...

PORTLAND'S mayor is looking ahead to some 'exciting projects' in 2026 after a year of 'highs and lows' in 2025.

Manchester Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Insight Chemical Tanker has been spotted off the Dorset coast in Weymouth Bay ...

The historic buildings at a whaling station were built in about 1906 by Norwegian carpenters, but have fallen into disrepair.

The European Court of Human Rights has demanded answers in relation to state responsibilities for victims of trafficking.

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa in an overnight ...