The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

"We're killing a priest!" says Minah, dressed head to toe in a dark green cloak. "I know. Oh my God! Lord have mercy," giggles Charlotte in a soft Welsh accent. Only Charlotte, a contestant in ...

Santander's boss yesterday declared ‘we love the UK’ as she firmly denied the group was quitting Britain – and blamed fee-hungry investment bankers for stirring the rumours. The Spanish ...

The private intelligence industry has become a major concern to Britain’s security services in recent months. Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, revealed in an October threat update that ...

The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months. By Stephen Castle and ...

This was supposed to be the year that the property market finally got its mojo back. Things were looking up for 2025. A series of interest rate cuts were on the cards, set to bring relief to ...

Speaking at a Downing Street press conference this morning, he said: ‘The blunt truth here is that this case is a sign Britain now faces a new threat. Terrorism has changed in the past.

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The Met Office has predicted a chaotic period of strong winds and rain will dominate Britain this weekend ... Snow, so far, is depicted by maps to fall on Saturday once the unsettled weather ...

"The time to invest in Britain is now." Reeves' travel to the Swiss town of Davos on Wednesday and Thursday comes after the International Monetary Fund last week bumped up its British growth ...

Costs should be borne by the richest, who benefited the most from colonialism, says charity It cited analysis that showed that between 1765 and 1900, Britain extracted $64.82 trillion (£52.58 ...

Spanish banking giant Santander is reportedly considering quitting Great Britain due to the impact of 'excessive red tape' on its profitability. A report in the Financial Times, suggests that ...