Ferry passengers faced queuing traffic towards the Port of Dover and some Cross Country trains between Manchester and Bournemouth were cancelled.

The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, happens just after 3pm on Sunday.

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

The evening also marked the final time presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman co-hosted the live weekend show together.

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A decision to hand over four independently run cafes in Hampstead Heath, including one regularly visited by actor Benedict Cumberbatch, to a group of Australian-inspired eateries has provoked “outrage ...

The pair announced in October that they would be leaving the BBC dancing competition after over a decade fronting the main show together.

Prince George followed in his father’s footsteps as he helped out with Christmas lunch preparations at The Passage in central London.

Micheal Martin also met Prime Minister of Lebanon Nawaf Salam and pressed him over justice for Private Sean Rooney who was killed in the country.

Extinction Rebellion protesters have targeted several sites in central London in a dramatic warning about global warming targets being missed.

Groups of people thought to be migrants have been brought into Dover by the Border Force, after a series of overnight Channel crossings. Migrants were witnessed leaving northern France on Friday night ...