A minister has urged the Rail, Maritime and Transport union not to "hold the country to ransom" after it announced days of extra strikes over Christmas in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

On Facebook and Instagram there are rules about what can and can't be posted.

Thirteen years on, James Cameron's mega-budget Avatar sequel opens in cinemas next week, hoping to illicit that same appetite in cinemagoers for the 3D magic of the first.

Standing by a makeshift stove at the bottom of a bitterly-cold ditch, the Ukrainian troops enjoyed a quick tea break.

More than 10,000 ambulance workers across nine trusts in England and Wales will strike on 21 and 28 December, the GMB union has confirmed.

Kirstie Alley - who shot to fame after appearing in the US sitcom Cheers - has died at the age of 71.

Facing a serious challenge from ongoing widespread unrest, Iran's government is blaming Kurdish separatists for inciting the unrest, an Iranian academic has said.

The price of own-brand and budget products in supermarkets has been rising far faster than premium and branded items during the cost of living crisis, new figures suggest.

A senior pharmacist says a penicillin shortage is leading to fears that some prescriptions will not be filled as seasonal sickness levels continue to rise.

Antibiotics could be given to children at schools affected by Strep A to stop the spread of the infection, schools minister Nick Gibb has said.

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer and Rhea Perlman have led tributes to their Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley who died age 71, following a short battle with cancer.

A man has been arrested after an egg was thrown in the direction of the King during a walkabout in Luton.

Grocery inflation eased for the first time in 21 months in November, according to data, but the cost of a traditional Christmas dinner will still be around 9% up on 2021.

Bulgaria has been accused of shooting a refugee after a new video emerged showing a young Syrian man being fired at on the border with Turkey.

"TikTok traffickers" who use social media to advertise small boat crossings to migrants must face criminal penalties, ministers have been told.

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to jail for corruption - but is currently immune from actually going behind bars because of her role.

Baroness Michelle Mone will take a leave of absence from the House of Lords after questions around her alleged links to a firm awarded contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) intensified.

People in China's capital Beijing have been allowed to enter parks, supermarkets and offices without showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test in a relaxation of some of the world's toughest measures against the virus.

Union leaders have rejected revised offers to end industrial action on the railways and announced more strikes over Christmas.

Explosions have been heard at two air bases in Russia - including at one which is home to bombers carrying nuclear weapons, according to reports.

Humanity is "waging war on nature", the United Nations boss has warned as urgent negotiations to slow the destruction of wildlife begin in Canada.