News & Politics

The Los Angeles Chargers book their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England

Over a quarter of a century in power we’ve seen many different Putins, says the BBC’s Russia editor. Read more:

Headlines include repair costs for hospitals tripling and Kemi Badenoch’s anger at Nigel Farage’s airtime. Read more: The Papers: NHS

Dame Maggie Smith, James Earl Jones and Liam Payne are among the well-known figures who died this year. Read more:

Russia’s leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace – without directly taking blame. Read more:

Test your memory of 2024 in the last part of our quiz. What happened from October to December? Read more:

Using AI to summarise long documents and help with other tasks could cut legal costs for those struggling financially, experts

The new president is set to be inaugurated on Sunday, but the current president is refusing to step down. Read

The little boy wandered off from his family and “ran straight toward the 400ft cliff edge” of the Kilauea volcano.

Sir Keir Starmer is invited to an EU summit in February – the first of its type since the Brexit

Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, say scientists. Read more: A year of extreme