Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan. The sudden cancellation of Japanese events in Shanghai have sparked criticism and fanned nationalist sentiment.

Jersey Met issues high tide warnings with flooding and disruption expected. Loganair seeks licence for inter-island route Course set up to advise election candidates Christmas tree festival returning ...

Vote counting in the presidential election is going into its fourth day with the two top candidates neck and neck. Juan Orlando Hernández, once called the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that ...

Santa's on a Bike rideout returns to Manx roads Where to see hundreds of Santa-clad bikers as the head out in aid of the Manx children's hospice. Section of TT course closed for tree felling Christmas ...

The Ukrainian leader says he is "determined" to continue working with the US, as Russian strikes continue. The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is set to take place in February. The US ...

Both sides accuse the other of starting the overnight fighting and breaching a fragile ceasefire agreed in October. Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the ...

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza. His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a family ...

Designer Nerida Hansen admits failing customers who ordered textiles worth thousands of dollars from her businesses. Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC ...

BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi. The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, ...

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people. Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Work related stress in teaching 'a real problem' Education President Paul Montague says there needs to be more support for teachers. Museum to auction exhibition portraits for charity Weekly quiz: ...

Two of Friday's sailings between the Isle of Man and Lancashire are cancelled due to expected gales. Part of Mountain Road closes for tree removal Call for clinical leadership in health service Second ...