Trump 2.0, conflict in Ukraine to end and China challenging global world order – what can we expect in 2025?
What will 2025 mean for Gaza, Ukraine, trade wars and African tech? Our foreign correspondents set the scene for trends that will shape their region.
Gareth Southgate, Stephen Fry and Sadiq Khan knighted and Keely Hodgkinson among hundreds also honoured
Former England manager Gareth Southgate, London mayor Sadiq Khan and actor Stephen Fry have been knighted in the New Year Honours.
Russia’s ‘hybrid attacks’ against NATO ‘look like war’ and allies must draw ‘red lines’
Russia’s unconventional attacks against NATO “look like war” and allies must set new red lines that will trigger a retaliation if crossed, a former foreign minister has warned.
Father calls for industry changes after baby dies in sling during breastfeeding
The father of a seven-week-old boy who died after being breastfed in a baby carrier is calling for increased safety standards around baby slings.
More people driving the wrong way down motorways – and blaming their sat navs
There has been a “deadly” rise in reports of people driving the wrong way down England’s motorways in the last year, an investigation has found.
Five charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Argentina.
Chess grandmaster rejoins tournament he quit over wearing jeans – after dress code change
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans.
Stillness and shock after South Korea’s plane tragedy – but families’ frustration is boiling over
At the crash site at Muan Airport, you get a really strong sense of just how sudden and catastrophic it all was.
Weather warnings cover much of UK as 2025 starts – here’s the forecast in your area
Britain looks set for a blustery, rainy and possibly snow-hit start to 2025, with much of the UK covered by yellow weather warnings for 1 January.
British teen sentenced over Dubai ‘holiday romance’ with 17-year-old girl surrenders to authorities
A British teenager sentenced to one year in prison in Dubai after a “holiday romance” with a 17-year-old girl has surrendered himself to authorities to begin his sentence, according to…