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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cindy Crawford, Julianne Hough and Halle Berry are among the celebrities who are turning up the heat in their wellness routines amid the rising trend of infrared and traditional sauna use.  Over the past few years, an increasing number of stars have …

Hundreds of brave souls have started their New Year’s Day with a bracing plunge into the Firth of Forth as part of the annual ‘Loony Dook’. It is the 40th time the event has taken place at South Queensferry, with many participants wearing colourful fancy dress as they raced into …

Jonathan MorrisSouth West PA Media Know your limits and check the conditions, the RNLI says People planning New Year sea swims are being urged to think carefully before entering cold, rough water after two swimmers went missing on Christmas Day Two men – a man in his 40s and antiques …

Engineers are working to fix a series of power cuts which have affected businesses in Edinburgh’s Old Town ahead of the Hogmanay celebrations. At least 30 restaurants and bars in The Grassmarket have been “crippled” by a significant loss to Christmas trade due to the power cuts. Pub owners said …

Catherine LystBBC Scotland PA Media About 10,000 fireworks will light up the sky in Edinburgh to see in the new year As Scotland prepares to welcome in 2026, some residents will be getting ready to batten down the hatches, with a yellow snow and ice warning in force for much …

BBC Tressa Burke was informed she had been awarded an MBE on the day Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget The head of a leading disability rights charity turned down an MBE in the New Year Honours over what she described as the “simply intolerable” situation facing disabled people in …

SNS Fergus McCann and Ann Budge played a major role in turning round the financial fortunes of their respective Scottish Premiership clubs, Celtic and Hearts Former Celtic chief executive Fergus McCann and ex-Hearts chair Ann Budge have been named in the New Year Honours. Lisbon Lion Jim Craig, New Seekers …

Getty Images The Thai army said than more than 250 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were detected flying from the Cambodian side Thailand’s army has accused Cambodia of breaching a newly-signed ceasefire deal reached after weeks of deadly clashes that forced nearly one million people from their homes. In a statement, …

Reuters Since 2022 Beijing has ramped up military drills in the Taiwan Strait China has announced it will hold military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island’s key areas, as a warning against “separatist forces”. The army, navy, air force and rocket force would be dispatched …

In a year full of serious news, there were some stories that you may have had to look at twice in disbelief. Some were light, some were funny, others were just strange, but they certainly would have made you stop and think: WTF? Coldplay’s kiss cam There are arguably few …

The Observer leads with the headline “War and peace” in Ukraine, filling their front page with a striking image of a woman carrying a Christmas tree and walking past the rubble of a bombed-out building. A sub-headline updates readers with the latest that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to …

A bus plunged into a ravine along Guatemala’s Inter-American Highway, killing at least 15 people, authorities said. President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning following the crash, which occurred on 26 December near the 174km marker of the highway. The mountainous area is known as Cumbre de Alaska, …

People caught up in Monday’s major canal collapse have been taking stock of the events during a Boxing Day lunch together – with one view being that some boaters were “lucky to be alive”. When an embankment gave way on a stretch of the Llangollen Canal in Whitchurch, Shropshire, gallons …

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter The last 12 months have delivered a huge number of viral moments – Taylor Swift getting engaged, a raccoon getting drunk, and the 6-7 trend driving teachers everywhere to early retirement. But those weren’t the only moments that kept us entertained throughout the year. Here are 15 …

Aerial pictures showed a crowd of people running into the sea at one of the few Christmas Day dips to go ahead. Organisers of the swim in Lowestoft, Suffolk said they had worked with coastguards, lifeguards and St John Ambulance to put on the event, despite several others being cancelled …

St James’ was once the second-biggest club stadium in the country, behind Old Trafford, but Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Everton have all since leapfrogged Newcastle‘s 52,335-seater ground in terms of capacity. In that time, a huge revenue gap has opened up between the established …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prince William wants to modernize Christmas at the palace. The claim was made by royal commentator and broadcaster Neil Sean, following reports that the Prince of Wales wants to eliminate what some consider a dated royal holiday tradition once he becomes king. …

Rob Brydon has been lifting the lid on the latest instalment of his comedy series The Trip, revealing that age, icy landscapes and a renewed focus on health have all shaped his newest adventure. The six-part series, titled The Trip to the Northern Lights, reunites Brydon with long-time sparring partner …

This is a story about a roundabout in Leicester. It’s not a particularly special roundabout. But it does tell us something about British politics. Belgrave Circle, in the north of the city, was opened in March 2015 on the site of an old railway station known locally as “The Gateway …

After over four years of using an iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple’s thinner and lighter iPhone Air sounded like a refreshing change. The phone’s promise of providing the same Apple-exclusive perks, like iMessage and FaceTime, while being more pocket-friendly, really appealed to me. The problem: $1,000 is simply too much for …