2025 was a crazy year in politics. But 2026 could be wild
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025

Reform’s rise, Labour’s woes and Trump’s presence have changed our politics. What will the next 12 months bring?

All police forces to get specialist sexual offence teams, Mahmood pledges
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025

It is part of a long-delayed plan aimed at halving violence against women and girls within a decade.

Binge-watching 2025's Christmas films: The good, the bad and the so-bad-it's-good
Posted on Sunday December 14, 2025

Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kate Winslet all star in new festive films this Christmas.

King 'deeply touched' by reaction to cancer TV message, says Palace
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025

In a TV broadcast on Friday night, the King said an early diagnosis was key to the "good news" that his treatment is being scaled back.

Israel targets senior Hamas official in deadly Gaza strike
Posted on Saturday December 13, 2025

The strike killed Raed Saad, a senior commander in Hamas' Qassam Brigades, the Israeli military said.