Purgatory News

Australia turned in a fierce spell of new ball bowling late on the second day of the Boxing Day Test,.

Nearly half of banks’ branches have been lost since 2015 – or are scheduled for closure, according to Which?.

The Metropolitan Police are investigating a video linked to a man who was arrested at Windsor Castle while in possession of a crossbow..

Boris Johnson is due to be presented with the latest Covid data on Monday as he weighs up whether to impose fresh restrictions on England to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus..

British viral sensation Jackie Weaver said her time in the spotlight “continues to feel like something that will not be here tomorrow”, as she reflected on a “weird” 2021..

Actor Peter Dinklage has spoken about Hollywood saying it is “opening up that box” when it comes to telling different romantic stories..

Climate-related disasters have caused “eye-watering” costs in 2021, with some that racked up tens of billions of dollars in damage, a charity has warned..

Wildlife was hit by storms, rainfall and wildfires in parts of the UK in 2021, in what is the “new normal” due to climate change, the National Trust said..

Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, has died aged 90..

Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after testing positive for Covid-19, the club have announced..

Swimmers have headed to the coast for Christmas Day dips across the country..

UK authorities have brought in 67 people who were attempting to cross the English Channel on Christmas Day..

An armed man has been arrested after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day..

Former England captain Ray Illingworth has died at the age of 89, Yorkshire have announced..

The Queen has poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief in a moving Christmas Day message, saying there was “one familiar laugh missing..

The daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore has encouraged people to not grieve alone if they are missing a loved one over Christmas..

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, have been marking Christmas without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and mobile connections following a powerful typhoon..

England have swung the axe for their must-win Boxing Day Test against Australia, making four changes to the team in Melbourne..

Thousands of people across England will receive a Christmas Day booster jab as the NHS vaccination effort continues in the face of record Covid-19 case rates..

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden brought some Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalised children who are not well enough to go home for the holidays..