Victims and survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami are being remembered 20 years on from the disaster. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which ...

From grabbing a bargain to sea swimming and watching traditional sporting events, people have indulged in a range of Boxing Day activities.

POLICE in Ayrshire have fired a warning to caravan owners following a recent increase in thefts of the vehicles. Officers are urging residents who have a caravan stored at their home or at a storage ...

More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures. Data updated on Thursday indicated that 451 migrants arrived on December 25 on 11 ...

The campaign was launched in November by Ayr MSP Siobhian Brown in her role as minister for victims and community safety. Ms Brown said: "With many young people receiving new phones and tablets this ...

Two women have died and a man and teenage boy suffered serious injuries after reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was ...

A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...

Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

NEW data obtained by Ayrshire Weekly Presshas laid bare the staggering impact of roadworks on Doon Valley motorists so far this year. Figures were tallied up following a Freedom of Information request ...

Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are preparing for potentially devastating wildfires as a heatwave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions ...

Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed and all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about the possible ...

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a national standard to be implemented across the UK’s 400,000 bus stops.