The Latest Breaking News from New Year

If you are superstitious you might take the deadline a bit more seriously than most, as it's believed that it can bring bad luck into the New Year if you take yours down too early

Several centimetres of snow and -9C temperatures are set to fall this evening as 2023 arrives, with more freezing conditions set to follow in the first weeks of January

Russian President Vladimir Putin devoted his annual New Year's address on Saturday to rallying the Russian people behind his troops fighting in Ukraine and pledging victory over Ukrainian "neo-Nazis" and a West supposedly intent on "destroying Russia". In a stern and combative recorded video message, broadcast on national television, Putin…

EastEnders is lining up a dramatic New Year for residents of Walford, in the fallout to a devastating Christmas death

The exhausted-looking Russian President - who is rumoured to be suffering from cancer - gave a nine-minute New Year's address - but eagle-eyed viewers recognised one of the faces alongside him

The buildings have been home to various clubs for many years

Dogs terrified and stressed out when they hear the loud bangs of fireworks

Your star sign characteristics and the movement of the planets over the next 12 months can offer some guidance on what areas you should concentrate on to reap the most reward

The world's eight billion people have begun ushering in 2023 and bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. Many will be looking to cut loose this…

Australians partied well into the night during the first New Year's Eve celebrations without COVID-19 restrictions in three years.

Whether you’re going out and vomiting into a pub toilet or staying in with Jools Holland, your new year will inevitably be miserable, writes Adam White. Surely there must be a different way?