Around 8,000 flights were cancelled globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as airlines experienced staff shortages due to COVID-19.

Xander Parish describes his route to the top as a Cinderella story complete with fairy godfather, who plucked him from the ranks of the Royal Ballet and propelled him to principal dancer at St Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet seven years later.

A lawyer who as a 26-year-old won a landmark court case to make abortions legal across the US has died. She was 76.

Director and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club earned several Oscar nominations, has died aged 58.

Extreme weather events and natural disasters have left the UK's wildlife reeling, the National Trust has warned.

A week of memorial services has been planned to pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The chief constable of West Mercia Police has formally apologised to the family of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being kicked in the head and tasered by an officer.

Metropolitan Police are investigating a video reportedly linked to a teenager who was arrested at Windsor Castle while in possession of a crossbow on Christmas Day.

Boris Johnson will be presented with the latest COVID data today as he considers whether to impose fresh restrictions in England.

The 10 costliest climate-related disasters of 2021 led to over £120bn worth of damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid.