1 week ago Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday

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1 week ago 'Great omen for 2026' spotted at Stonehenge winter solstice celebrations

Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire over the weekend to welcome in the winter solstice, and one detail has been hailed as a 'great omen' for next year

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1 week ago Winter solstice is here and it’s a spiritual experience for costumed revelers at Stonehenge

The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal

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1 week ago Winter solstice marked by magical Stonehenge sunrise celebrations

Thousands of people gathered to mark the winter solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire early on Sunday morning (21 December).

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1 week ago ‘I feel special, in my heart’: thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice

People, including druids and pagans, come from across world to watch sunrise on shortest day of the yearThousands of revellers gathered at Stonehenge in the early hours of Sunday morning to celebrate the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.Crowds amassed in the dark around the historical site in Wiltshire to watch the sunrise, with some dressed in traditional pagan clothing, just as they did to mark the sun rising on the summer solstice six months ago. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate winter solstice: Crowds flock to historic monument for sunrise on shortest day of the year

Families and friends were heard cheering as they watched the spectacle at 8.12am this morning in Wiltshire.

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1 week ago Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate winter solstice: Crowds gather at historic monument for sunrise on shortest day of the year

Families and friends were heard cheering as they watched the spectacle at 8.12am this morning in Wiltshire.

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1 week ago The dark days are over! Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the YEAR

If you're beginning to grow weary of the dark days, there's good news - it's all up from here. Today is the Winter Solstice, marking the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

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1 week ago Exact date sun will set after 5pm again after winter solstice 2025

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year - with the fewest hours of daylight

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2 w. ago What time is sunset on Winter Solstice 2025 – the shortest day of the year?

FOR the past six months, the days have been getting shorter and the nights longer, but that is about to reverse soon. Sunday, December 21, marks the shortest day of 2025 — also known as the Winter Solstice. What time is sunset on the shortest day of the year 2025 and how many daylight hours...

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2 w. ago When is the shortest day of the year? The Winter Solstice is nearly here

The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:03pm in the UK

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2 w. ago Why west Cornwall is the perfect place to mark the winter solstice

With ancient standing stones and modern midwinter festivals, the West Penwith peninsula is a land of magic and mysteryThe light is fading fast as I stand inside Tregeseal stone circle near St Just. The granite stones of the circle are luminous in this sombre landscape, like pale, inquisitive ghosts gathered round to see what we’re up to. Above us, a sea of withered bracken and gorse rises to Carn Kenidjack, the sinister rock outcrop that dominates the naked skyline. At night, this moor is said to be frequented by pixies and demons, and sometimes the devil himself rides out in search of lost souls.Unbothered by any supernatural threat, we are gazing seawards, towards the smudges on the horizon that are the distant Isles of Scilly. The clouds crack open and a flood of golden light falls over the islands. My companion, archaeoastronomer Carolyn Kennett, and I gasp. It is marvellous natural theatre which may have been enjoyed by the people who built this circle 4,000 years ago. Continue...

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2 w. ago Is chorus of winter birdsong a herald of spring – or warning of climate crisis?

Spells of unseasonably mild weather are prompting species such as the skylark to burst into song December is not noted for birdsong in the UK, as most species are more concerned with finding food during the short hours of daylight than preparing for the breeding season to come. Yet during spells of unseasonably mild winter weather some will practice their sweet refrains.Over the past few weeks I’ve heard several species singing: not quite as forcefully as in the spring, but enough for me to take notice. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Precise moment winter solstice 2025 arrives as Earth tilts away from Sun on shortest day

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere before days gradually get longer

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2 w. ago When the shortest day of the year is for 2025 and winter solstice sunset time

When the shortest day of the year is for 2025 and winter solstice sunset time  My London

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2 w. ago When is the shortest day of the year? The Winter Solstice is soon

The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:03pm

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2 w. ago When is the shortest day of the year? The Winter Solstice is not far off

The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:03pm

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3 w. ago When is Winter Solstice 2025? The shortest day of the year is not far off

The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:03pm

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3 w. ago Everything you need to know about Winter Solstice: Shortest day of the year

The winter solstice is the point of the year when the Sun reaches its most southerly point, creating the shortest day and longest night

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3 w. ago When is the winter solstice? Date and how many hours of daylight Scotland will get

The solstice is the shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical winter.

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