A software engineer has completed his year-long challenge of doing 300 press-ups every day in memory of his mother who had multiple sclerosis (MS), raising more than £10,000 for charity.

The last crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world have welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where ...

North-West England was bearing the brunt of the rain with an amber weather warning in place on Wednesday morning.

Stokenchurch Dog Rescue saw every pet receive a Christmas stocking with treats and toys thanks to a generous Wallingford donation this year.

Repairs to Abingdon's Abbey Hall, the home of the town's cinema, could cost £2.5m, it has emerged. Abbey Cinema was forced to close after unsafe concrete and asbestos was found in the roof but it has ...

Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched a January sale, offering 150,000 lower-cost train tickets. The train company is providing 100,000 standard class seats and 50,000 first class seats at half ...

Villagers are up in arms over a scheme for five new homes just months after a similar plan was rejected. Applicant PL Homes Ltd wants to build the homes on land in Paddocks Lane in East Hanney near ...

THE January transfer window is officially open, and Oxford United will have until 11pm on February 3 to finalise their business for the season.

A record number of people died in Oxfordshire as a direct consequence of drinking alcohol last year, new figures show.