Next year's carnival in Venice will be dedicated to the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, according to the organisers of this world-famous event. It will be held under the slogan ‘Olympus - at the beginning of the game’ and will take place from 31 January to 17 February.more

The first 5p coins bearing the image of King Charles III have entered circulation, following a rise in demand. More than 23.2 million coins have been issued to Post Office branches and banks across the UK. It is the first time the 5p coin has carried the King's portrait, and the first redesign of the coin in 17 years.more

A new interactive map reveals London’s violent crime hotspots, as latest figures show the capital still accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales. Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows.more

Sunday's El Clasico, the clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, will overshadow all other football events this weekend. Tomorrow, as a ‘warm-up’, third-placed Napoli, defending their title, will face Inter Milan in Italy.more

The British government is seeking to conclude agreements with Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on the deportation of migrants who have illegally crossed the English Channel, according to “The Times”. The agreements are to be similar to the “one for one” agreement between the United Kingdom and France.more

A new Scotland Yard trial will see drones launched remotely in London to support police officers responding to 999 calls, solving crime and locating fugitives. The aircraft can arrive at an emergency in just two minutes and from there stream live footage back to trained operators in a control room.more

Defence Secretary John Healey has a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin: "We're hunting your submarines." There has been a "30% rise in Russian vessels threatening UK waters", he says.more

At the EU summit in Brussels, leaders failed to reach a breakthrough on the use of frozen Russian assets to provide a loan to Ukraine. The European Commission was tasked with preparing proposals on this matter, which will be discussed at the next summit.more

Voting in the presidential election is taking place today in Ireland. Over 3.5 million eligible voters are choosing between Catherine Connolly, supported by left-wing parties, including Sinn Féin, and Heather Humphreys, the candidate of the centre-right Fine Gael party.more

A former soldier in the British 1st Parachute Regiment was cleared yesterday of charges of murdering two people and attempting to murder five others during Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland in 1972. He was the only person to stand trial in connection with the tragedy.more

Famous Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has extended his contract with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami until 2028, the American club has announced.more

Two Russian military aircraft briefly violated the airspace of Lithuania, a NATO member, yesterday, according to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. In response, Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission were scrambled.more

Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russia's foreign intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police has said. The three, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London. Searches are ongoing at these and another address in west London.more

The theft of jewels from the Louvre in Paris has given some tourists an additional reason to visit this museum, considered the largest in the world. Some are astonished that the theft was possible, while others believe that such a vast collection cannot be fully secured.more

Side effects of different antidepressants have been ranked for the first time, revealing huge differences between drugs. Academics looked at the impact medications had on patients in the first eight weeks after starting treatment, with some causing patients to gain up to 2kg in weight or vary heart rate by as much as 21 beats every minute.more

For 60 years, snow cover in the Alps has been getting up to 8 cm thinner every decade, the Swiss Avalanche Research Institute (SLF) said on Monday.more

Jan Zieliński and Czech Adam Pavlasek advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP 500 doubles tournament on hard courts in Basel. Yesterday, they defeated the Dutch-British duo Sander Arends and Luke Johnson 6:4, 6:1.more

Eurostar has revealed plans to run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time. The cross-channel rail operator has confirmed it will order up to 50 trains from manufacturer Alstom, eventually increasing the size of its fleet by nearly a third.more

Around 700,000 legal cases that decided on benefits and child support are being reassessed, a government minister has confirmed, after an IT bug may have caused crucial evidence to be lost.more

In Wednesday's only Champions League match between the giants, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-0. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich joined the ranks of teams with full points after three matches. Liverpool, meanwhile, broke their losing streak with a 5-1 away victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.more

Kosovo has become the first country to indicate it will accept Britain’s refused asylum seekers as part of government plans to set up “return hubs” in third countries.more

Google and Apple face enforced changes to how they operate their mobile phone platforms, after the UK’s competition watchdog ruled the companies require tougher regulatory oversight. The Competition and Markets Authority has conferred “strategic market status” (SMS) on the tech firms after investigating their mobile operating systems, app stores and browsers.more

A migrant has returned to the UK on a small boat after being removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme less than a month ago, BBC News understands. The Guardian newspaper reported that the man claimed to have been been a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smuggling gangs in France.more

King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope. The King and Queen Camilla met the new Pope Leo for the first time before sharing a service in the Sistine Chapel.more

The hack of Jaguar Land Rover has cost the UK economy an estimated £1.9bn, potentially making it the most costly cyber-attack in British history, a cybersecurity body has said.more