The Latest Breaking News from New Year

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.

Songkran, the traditional New Year in Thailand, is a special time of year when people return home to honour their parents. So, the first day of Songkran, April 13, was designated National Elderly Day.

Puthuvarudam also known as "Varusha Pirappu," translates to "New Year '' in English. Puthuvarudam falls on April 14th, which marks the beginning of the Tamil new year, and it is also known as "Puthandu'' in Tamil. Puthuvarudam is a joyous occasion that is celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm by…

Puthandu or the Tamil New Year is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour by Tamilians across the world. Every year, Puthandu is celebrated on the first day in the month of Chitterai, as per the Tamil calendar and it usually falls in mid-April in the Gregorian calendar. And so, this…

Rongali Bihu is a major festival of Assam. A festival of huge cultural significance, Rongali Bihu name has been derived from the word Rong which means happiness and celebration in Assamese. It is also known as Bohag Bihu, signifying the first month of the year which is Bohag.

Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on Thursday for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic.