The Latest Breaking News from New Year

My petty gripe: don’t ask what my plans are, my New Year’s Eve is none of your business

Maybe I’m climbing Mount Everest with Greta Thunberg or holding a vigil for a pet slug – but I am never answering this question honestly

The Guardian - AU · Dec 29, 2024

5 recipe apps to level up your New Year's Eve party

If you're planning to host a New Year and need some recipe inspiration, these apps are sure to help.

TechRadar · Dec 29, 2024

Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns

Travel disruption expected as forecaster issues weather warnings for almost all of UK from Monday to Thursday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Notes on chocolate: make it a sweet start to 2025

If you feel the urge to make New Year resolutions, just make sure they have nothing to do with chocolate

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Now Paris party is over, what does new year hold for GB’s Olympians?

Gold, silver and bronze medallists reflect on what they did as 2024 broke and how they will celebrate 12 months on

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Festive spirits bubble while year-round drinking drops in France

Excessive intake of wine, beer and champagne may define Christmas and New Year celebrations across France, but a report by the country's leading addiction monitoring agency shows that alcohol consumption is declining for the rest of the year.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 29, 2024

Renewed bushfire warnings for NSW, Victoria and WA as heat forecast to return for new year

BoM says light winds are expected to temper the fire danger despite high temperatures, especially inland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 29, 2024

3... 2... 1... SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on third-to-last mission of 2024

SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.

Space · Dec 29, 2024

Airbnb activates ‘defences’ to stop unauthorised New Year parties

The property booking platform has used technology to disrupt attempts to set up unauthorised parties around New Year since 2020.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Megan Moroney, this year’s ‘Rockin Eve’ performer, reveals the only way she’ll have a New Year’s kiss

The ‘Am I Okay?’ singer will be performing in Times Square on December 31

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024