2025 UK Wildlife Review: A Year in Pictures
From urban foxes to soaring eagles, explore the defining moments of 2025 for UK wildlife. A visual journey revealing nature's resilience and the challenges it faces.
From urban foxes to soaring eagles, explore the defining moments of 2025 for UK wildlife. A visual journey revealing nature's resilience and the challenges it faces.
Test your memory of 2025's biggest events with The Guardian's annual quiz. The answers are now in—see how many you got right and revisit the year's key moments.
Two rare Big Cypress fox squirrels, a threatened species, have been successfully released back into the wild in Florida after bonding during rehabilitation. Discover their heartwarming story of recovery.
As beaver numbers soar in Switzerland, a dedicated hotline helps residents cope with flooding and felled trees, offering a model for human-wildlife coexistence. Discover how Zurich manages the chaos.
Discover the top free vantage points to watch London's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks display. Find out which parks and hills offer the best views of the Thames celebration, including key travel info.
A breathtaking close encounter with a grey seal in Norfolk's coastal marshes reveals the intimate details of British wildlife. Discover the magic of winter wildlife watching.
The BBC's long-range forecast predicts wet weather for London on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, potentially disrupting celebrations. Check the full festive outlook.
Officials urge revellers to avoid Tower Bridge and other central London bridges for the New Year's Eve fireworks due to poor visibility and safety concerns. Find the best viewing alternatives here.
London's New Year's Eve fireworks face a drizzly forecast. Discover if the iconic display will be cancelled and see the full weather outlook for the capital's celebrations.
Thierry Henry to receive Lifetime Achievement at BBC Sports Personality. Full list of nominees for World Sport Star, Team of the Year and Young SPOTY revealed.
The Met Office predicts a damp New Year's Eve in London, with light rain from 7pm continuing into New Year's Day. Plan your celebrations accordingly.
Skip the crowds on the Thames. Discover seven fantastic alternative New Year's Eve events in London, from supper clubs to silent discos, for a memorable 2026.
Scientists confirm an extremely rare polar bear adoption in Canada's Hudson Bay, only the 13th in 45+ years of study. Discover how this act gives a vulnerable cub a second chance.
Police forces across the UK are investigating the suspicious disappearance of three rare white-tailed eagles, a major blow to the species' reintroduction. Conservationists appeal for public help.
A hands-on review of Gtech's cordless lawnmower, hedge trimmer, and grass edger. We tested their power, battery life, and value for money to see if the premium price tag is justified for UK gardens.
From Spotify to banking apps, personalised year-end data summaries are everywhere. Anna Moloney argues this corporate trend exposes our habits and traps us in repetitive cycles. Is it time to leave the past in the past?
The UK has recorded its sunniest year ever in 2025, with over 1,622 hours of sunshine driving record solar power generation. Discover the regional breakdown and the climate mystery.
Hay Festival President Stephen Fry launches a national book recommendation drive to reverse the worrying drop in reading for pleasure in the UK. Join the campaign and submit your unputdownable reads.
Boyzone will perform together on Ronan Keating's BBC New Year's Eve party, offering a preview of their 2026 comeback shows at London's Emirates Stadium.
Ronan Keating headlines a 90s-fuelled BBC New Year's Eve special, reuniting with Boyzone bandmates. Featuring Louise Redknapp, Calum Scott & Shona McGarty. Tune in on BBC One.
London's Hyde Park Winter Wonderland closes for the season on January 1, 2026. Plan your final visit for ice skating, rides, and Bavarian treats before it's gone.
Discover London's best New Year's Eve 2025 celebrations. From a silent disco at The Anthologist to a masquerade in The Gherkin, find your perfect party to ring in the new year.
Federal officials in the US have charged four suspects accused of planning to bomb multiple sites in Southern California on New Year's Eve. Read the full details of the foiled plot.
US federal authorities charge four individuals with plotting New Year's Eve bomb attacks in southern California. Read the latest on the alleged extremist plot.
Metropolitan Police staff, including call handlers, will strike for 25 hours on New Year's Eve, threatening emergency response delays. Unite union blames pay freeze and inferior conditions.
Plan your festive travel in London with our complete guide to tube and train closures from December 24 to January 2, 2025-2026. Essential reading for navigating the capital.
Read our review of the dazzling new production of 'Singin' in the Rain' at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, where classic Hollywood meets innovative stagecraft. Book your tickets now!
Comedian James Acaster's furious on-air tantrum on BBC's Saturday Kitchen, after losing a food vote, has viewers calling it 2025's top TV moment. See the fallout.
A woman on Interpol's most wanted list has been arrested in India for smuggling tiger body parts. Read the full story on the international crackdown.
The stunning winners of the 2025 International Wedding Photographer of the Year have been revealed. Lancashire's David Scholes took the grand prize with a charming candid shot. Get inspired for your big day.