Northern Ireland: New Year’s Eve weather warning

A weather warning for strong wind has been issued across Northern Ireland for New Year’s Eve. Strong westerly winds on Tuesday could bring gusts up to 60mph (96.5km/h) across many…

UK: New Year’s Day warning for 75mph gusts across Wales

Wind gusts of up to 75mph could cause disruption across Wales on New Year’s Day. The Met Office has imposed a yellow weather warning for “very strong winds” on Wednesday,…

UK: Warnings of snow, wind and rain across for New Year

Rain, snow and strong winds will hit the UK as 2025 gets under way, with a series of weather warnings covering all parts of the country coming into force over…

Ukraine: Can face Zelenskyy’s army face another year of war?

Ukraine is losing the battle on the ground. Many of its soldiers are tired and exhausted after three years of fighting. The question – can the country endure another year…

China: Teens sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death

A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13…

Austria: Scottish passengers ‘abandoned’ by Ryanair

A Scottish family say they were “abandoned” by Ryanair in Austria after their flight home to Edinburgh left without boarding disabled passengers. Katie Brown, 25, who uses a wheelchair due…

Turkiye: President Erdogan to allow pro-Kurdish party to visit jailed PKK founder

Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on his island prison, setting up the first such visit in nearly a…

S Korea: Authorities order air safety probe after deadly plane crash

South Korea’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its…

USA: Trump sides with tech bosses in Maga fight over immigrant visas

President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with technology bosses Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in a row over a visa programme that brings skilled workers to the US. Trump told…

USA: Toddler nearly runs off cliff at Hawaii volcano

A Hawaii national park has issued a new warning to tourists after a toddler was grabbed “in the nick of time” from falling off the rim of an erupting volcano.…