The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

Swimmers take part in an early Christmas Day dip on Boscombe beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) Some members of the Serpentine Swimming Club were in fancy dress for the Peter Pan Cup race, which is ...

For tonight’s showstopper the celebrity bakers were asked to make a biscuit scene depicting their favourite festive soap ...

POLICE on the Isle of Wight arrested a man suspected of a break-in. A 'beat bobby' with the South Wight Neighbourhoods Policing Team, who patrols Shanklin and Ventnor, arrested a man aged 33, on ...

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid “with no respite even at Christmas”. Russia launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling ...

Almost 800 runners, many wearing Father Christmas and elf costumes, crossed the finish line at the landmark Belfast venue.

A SYNCHRONISED skating team with strong Island connections has won several medals in two top ranking competitions. Solent Synchro, based at Gosport Ice Rink and comprising skaters from across the Isle ...

Sir Brian May, Kylie Minogue and and Sir Paul McCartney are among the host of famous faces to share festive well-wishes on Christmas Day. The Queen guitarist, 77, treated fans to a video of him ...

The King attended the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service, after a “brutal” year in which he and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, were both diagnosed with cancer.

The long-life food items were collected at the Tesco Winter Food Collection from November 25 to 30, at Ryde, Sandown and Ventnor stores.

MUCH-LOVED local entertainer Derek Sandy has sent a special Christmas message, and sings a festive favourite to County Press readers across the Isle of Wight, from his Caribbean retreat.   SCROLL DOWN ...