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The year is set to see bands reunite, music titans releasing new music and major artists being taken to court.

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world have welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where ...

The Isle of Wight is gearing up to host a major chess tournament featuring some of the UK's brightest stars. The Wightlink Isle of Wight Chess Tournament will take place at Ryde School from February ...

The BBC has confirmed that actor Ross Kemp will be returning to EastEnders for the soaps 40th anniversary in 2025.

There has been a “troubling” increase in the number of people admitted to hospital for health problems caused by a lack of vitamins, new data shows. NHS figures analysed by the PA news agency show a ...

Energy bills will increase by £94 for millions of households across the UK from this month, as energy regulator Ofgem lifted the energy cap again. The price cap will rise from £1,834 per year to ...

Scammers often prey on people when they are at their most vulnerable - at stressful times such as moving house.

Political leaders have eyed a “buzz” and a “big opportunity” for their parties in 2025, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged this year will be one for “rediscovering the great nation that we are”.

One disappointed tourist said they tried to get tickets back to London because the fireworks were still happening there.

Emergency services are attending a crash this evening (Tuesday, December 31) on Sandown Road, Bembridge. Fire services have three pumps at the scene.

The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a flood alert on the Isle of Wight, with coastal roads in several Island towns expected to flood tomorrow (Wednesday, January 1). The government agency has said ...