The Latest Breaking News from New Year

The ancient knowledge systems which underpin the new year holiday in New Zealand can explain everything from the weather to the movement of fish

Early in the new year, seeking to reset and define his premiership, Rishi Sunak laid out five key “pledges” on which he asked voters to judge him come the next election.

If you have failed to get healthy as per your New Year resolutions, two observances in June can help put you back on track.

The international forward is set to prompt a selection issue when 2024 rolls around.

Jeremy Renner is back up and running after he was crushed by his 14,330lb snowplough on New Year's Day and left with 30 broken bones and critical injuries

The national Falls Festival will not ring in the New Year in 2024 after organisers announced it would take a break.

Amy Fitzpatrick went missing on New Year’s Day in 2008 and authorities have struggled to make any leads since.

Awarded an MBE for services to business in the New Year’s honours list, Ben Francis kicked off his sportswear business in his parents Bromsgrove garage in 2012. Gymshark has long since outgrown its humble origins in an unfashionable town near Birmingham, with the business worth over £1 billion by the time Francis was at the…

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it was not immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees

Myanmar's junta released 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country's traditional New Year on Monday, according to a statement from the military government published on pro-military Telegram channels.

Myanmar's junta released 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country's traditional New Year on Monday, according to a statement from the military government published on pro-military Telegram channels.