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New Year 2016: How events unfolded

4 hours ago

By Shane Croucher

A Munich terror threat, a Dubai fire and a London spectacular all made for an eventful New Year.

Dubai Address Hotel

Dubai Towering Inferno: New Year's Eve celebrations proceed as hotel burns

16 were injured after fire engulfed the Address Hotel although fireworks still went off.

4 hours ago

By Nicole Rojas

Dubai Fire The Address Hotel

Dramatic images of towering inferno on New Year's Eve

See dramatic scenes of the fire at the Dubai hotel which sent revellers fleeing.

6 hours ago

By James Etherington-Smith

NYE Terror Threat

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Police warn of 'imminent terror threat' in Munich over New Year's Eve

Two train stations were evacuated and trains were no longer stopping there.

4 hours ago

By Nicole Rojas

Kamikaze Riders

New Year's Eve terror arrests as Muslim Kamikaze bikers detained

Six arrested in Brussels as authorities cancel annual New Year fireworks display.

London New Years Day Parade

Happy New Year 2016: Guide to London's New Year's Day parade

Times, route, road closures and line-up for London's 30th New Year's Day Parade on 1 January 2016.

5 hours ago

By Staff Reporter

House of Lords

UK Lords who did not debate claim hundreds of thousands of pounds

Some 117 peers claimed £300 daily allowance despite not speaking in chamber.

4 hours ago

By Brendan Cole

Breathalyzer

Drink-driving charges dropped for woman whose 'body is a brewery'

The US woman had "auto-brewery syndrome" which ferments yeast in her intestines.

4 hours ago

By Brendan Cole

Simon Danzcuk Sophena Houlihan sexting scandal

Simon Danczuk: Labour MP suspended after sexting teen

Rochdale MP sent lewd messages to Sophena Houlihan and asked her to join him in Spain.

Storm Frank flooding

Storm Frank: Severe flood warnings dampen New Year celebrations

Flood warnings remain in place on New Year's Eve, with more rainfall expected.

By Priyanka Mogul

WhatsApp users across world suffer outages due to technical glitch

The messaging app went down on one of the busiest days of the year.

9 hours ago

By Brendan Cole

Far-right Pegida

Amazon to donate profits from far-right Pegida song to refugee group

Single by anti-immigrant group has usurped Adele at the top of the German downloads charts.

9 hours ago

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Royal Mint squatters: Group evicted amid fears of illegal New Year's rave

Group occupied Grade II-listed building saying it should be used for the homeless.

11 hours ago

Angela Merkel new years speech

Angela Merkel says refugee crisis is 'opportunity' for Germany

The chancellor will also tell Germans not to allow themselves to become 'divided'.

By James Tennent

“Carry On Simon Danczuk: Being a bawdy 'old fool' is no excuse for sexting a teenage girl

Read Carry On Simon Danczuk: Being a bawdy 'old fool' is no excuse for sexting a teenage girl

“Can you imagine a situation where Whitehall was under water and it was met with the same lacklustre response?

Read Can you imagine a situation where Whitehall was under water and it was met with the same lacklustre response?

Harry Leslie Smith

“I'm 92 and I've lived through 16 prime ministers – here are five things Cameron must do in 2016

Read I'm 92 and I've lived through 16 prime ministers – here are five things Cameron must do in 2016

“Five easy-to-achieve anti-resolutions to commit to in 2016

Read Five easy-to-achieve anti-resolutions to commit to in 2016

Editor's Pick

Rise and fall of Simon Danczuk: From top Corbyn critic to Labour disgrace

Drunken Driving

New York woman with auto brewery syndrome beats drunk driving charge

By Lara Rebello

Oliver Letwin: Top controversies of gaffe-prone Old Etonian Conservative minister

North Korea: Kim Jong-un's right hand Choe Ryong-hae makes comeback after 're-educational labour camp'

By Umberto Bacchi

Year In Pictures

News photos of the year 2015

100 best news photos of the year (part one)

Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016

New Year's Eve fireworks London

Where to watch the sold-out New Year's Eve fireworks for free in London

Blockchain Bitcoin predictions

Top blockchain and fintech movers and shakers to watch in 2016

Lil BUB at CatCon Los Angeles

Internet celebrity cat Lil BUB promotes new album

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Images Of The Day

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Best of the best in 2015: The year's biggest photography competition winners

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Mike Ashley: Sports Direct owner pledges £10m to boost employees' wages

By James Tennent

BBC down clown 500 error

BBC outage due to massive DDoS cyberattack from unknown hackers

By Anthony Cuthbertson

Science And Health

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Nasa blames freak weather on 'worst El Nino since 1998'

By Mark Piggott

A-List Insider 2015 round up

Biggest celebrity stories of 2015: Caitlyn comes out, Charlie Sheen's HIV bombshell and Zayn goes another direction

By Toyin Owoseje

Reviews

Best Bluetooth Wireless headphones review

Best Bluetooth headphones 2015: Beats, Bose and B&O among top 10 wireless headphones

By Anthony Cuthbertson