Catherine LystBBC ScotlandPA MediaThe firework display around Edinburgh Castle has become world-renownedScotland has welcomed 2026 in spectacular Hogmanay fashion – but some people are already battening down the hatches ...

Matthew TuckerandLucy TalaveraAFP via Getty ImagesFireworks lit up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year's Day celebrations in AustraliaNations around the world ...

We need to talk about Hull City. No, we really do.Four wins during a five-match unbeaten run have been eye-catching enough but when you consider those victories have come ...

PA MediaJane Torvill has been made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Jayne Torvill, one half of ice-skating duo Torvill and Dean, has been made a ...

On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 - on a scale that runs from X1 to X10 and beyond - was observed on the Sun. It released ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to launch a "gap year" scheme to give school and college leavers a taste of the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, but without ...

Mark PoyntingClimate researcherEPARising temperatures in the UK will become "the new normal", a leading government climate adviser has warned, as she called for more to be done to prepare ...

Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondentKensington PalaceThe Prince and Princess of Wales showed a picture of family togethernessMaybe there was a memo sent round the royal households of Europe, but many of ...

The maker of the popular Jim Beam bourbon whiskey says it will halt production at its main site in Kentucky for all of next year.The distillery will stay closed ...

Arzu Dutta / BBCBradford residents signed up for their big moment on the Myrtle Park stageThousands of people have turned out for the closing event of Bradford's year as ...

PantoneCloud Dancer has been named Pantone's Colour of the YearFor anyone who has spent years renting, staring at the same landlord-approved magnolia walls and dreaming of one day adding ...

The boss of Lululemon Athletica, the brand known for its expensive yoga leggings and other sports clothing, is to leave the company early next year.Calvin McDonald, the firm's chief ...