2025: The year in your pictures

BBC - Thu, 12/25/2025 - 02:21
As 2025 draws to a close, it's the perfect time to take a look back at some of the fantastic photographs sent in by the BBC Weather Watchers.

Meet the working dogs that don't stop for Christmas

BBC - Thu, 12/25/2025 - 01:57
For some of Northern Ireland's dogs with jobs, a busy Christmas lies ahead.

The time bombs in the new Archbishop of Canterbury's in-tray for 2026

BBC - Thu, 12/25/2025 - 00:18
Many of the big issues which troubled Justin Welby’s time in office remain unresolved.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to present Strictly for last time

BBC - Thu, 12/25/2025 - 00:12
The pair will oversee the Strictly Christmas Special on Thursday, before bowing out from the show.

What do you do if you don't celebrate Christmas?

BBC - Thu, 12/25/2025 - 00:00
A Muslim, a Hindu and a Jew who live in Northern Ireland explain what Christmas means to them.

Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy - this baby is my Christmas miracle

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 23:12
When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.

Cancer treatment ended my last pregnancy - this baby is my Christmas miracle

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 23:12
When Lucy Turner was diagnosed with an aggressive mouth cancer she was told she would have to terminate her pregnancy.

We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 23:00
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 23:00
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

Two injured in County Down stabbing

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 22:26
One person is in a critical condition after being attacked in the seaside town on Christmas Eve.

Two injured in County Down stabbing

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 22:26
One person is in a critical condition after being attacked in the seaside town on Christmas Eve.

Attempted murder arrest after boy, 14, stabbed

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 21:30
Police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Attempted murder arrest after boy, 14, stabbed

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 21:30
Police say a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Some festive swims cancelled due to wind warning

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 20:33
Some swims over the Christmas period are cancelled in Devon and Cornwall due to the weather.

Boy, 16, seriously hurt in e-bike crash

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 20:20
Officers say the teenager suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash on a path in Cleethorpes.

Woman dies in Christmas Eve crash on M2

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 18:52
Police are appealing for information after a crash on the M2 in which a woman in her 20s died.

Jethro Tull founding member dies aged 82

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 17:45
Lead singer Ian Anderson says Mick Abrahams was "vitally important" to the band's early line-up.

Jethro Tull founding member dies aged 82

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 17:45
Lead singer Ian Anderson says Mick Abrahams was "vitally important" to the band's early line-up.

Family 'deeply concerned' about missing boy, 13

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 17:44
Abdul was last seen by his family in Islington on 13 December, but police say he could be in Hounslow.

Ex-poker player Bord is preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday

BBC - Wed, 12/24/2025 - 16:16
Former professional poker player James Bord is chosen as the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday, BBC Sport can confirm.