The plane was originally scheduled to travel from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny.

An 88-year-old great-grandmother still receives a Christmas card every year from the German pen pal she has been writing to ...

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions”.

The Princess of Wales joined other members of the royal family as they walked from Sandringham House to the church.

Russia’s “bloody and brutal war machine” has shown no respite “even at Christmas”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said, as he condemned strikes against Ukraine’s energy grid. Moscow has launched a ...

Wallingford Air Cadets went out volunteering in Waitrose this weekend to assist Christmas shoppers and raise money for the squadron.

Oxfordshire’s local government leaders and MPs have sent messages wishing readers a merry Christmas. “The last few years have really tested our mettle as a city. “From Covid-19 and flooding to cost-of ...

Pub name changes proved controversial in Oxford and Abingdon during the past 12 months. Looking back at pub reopenings across the county during the past year, two hostelries stood out - the White ...

On October 6 this year, I stood in Bond Square in Oxford with my good friends, Imam Monawar Hussein and Louise Gordon, Vice President of the Oxford Synagogue and we wondered if the rain would ever ...

Police said they believed the suspect was ‘involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement’.

Almost 800 runners, many wearing Father Christmas and elf costumes, crossed the finish line at the landmark Belfast venue.

Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin is giving the Christmas Day sermon from Canterbury Cathedral (Andrew Matthews/PA) Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin is giving the sermon at Canterbury Cathedral in ...