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French maritime authorities carried out 12 rescue operations along the coast of northern France on Christmas Day, rescuing 107 people in distress in small boats trying to cross to the UK.

On Christmas morning, 30 passengers were rescued from a boat near Dunkirk, while the others onboard wished to continue …

An infamous declaration that there is “no Welsh art” has been firmly rebutted by

a groundbreaking exhibition

More than 250 works from beloved Welsh painters such as Gwen …

This year marks the mildest start to Christmas Day on record in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

According to the Met Office, in Kinloss, Moray, temperatures reached 11.9C, while at Killowen, Co Down, it peaked at 11C for the 24-hour period ending at 9am on 25 December. A temperature of 14.2C …

The start of a new year: a time for optimism, ambitious plans to improve the world, and the grim suspicion that the first couple of months may well be a miserable slog through the deepest of winter’s gloom.

But for those who fear the cold and dark ahead, help is …

A Russian cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea was the target of an “act of terrorism”, according to the vessel’s owner.

The

Ursa Major sank while it was sailing through international waters between Spain and Algeria

Its owner, …

As the clock runs out on 2024, news about the economy has not been so upbeat lately.

Should we brace for tougher times ahead, or perhaps the outlook is on the improve?

Jobs aplenty – for now

In the run-up to the election, the Albanese government will probably amp up …

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Britain is on track for one of its warmest Christmases on record with the Met Office predicting temperatures that could peak at more than 6C above the seasonal average in some parts of the country.

The band of “remarkably mild” weather arrived in time for Christmas Eve, with forecasters expecting …

Every summer, Dongting Hu, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, swells in size as flood water from the Yangtze River flows into its borders. Dams and dikes are erected around the lake’s edges to protect against flooding. But this year, not for the first time, they were overwhelmed.

For three days in …

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