New Year's Day

Liam Rosenior eyes extended stay to stabilise Chelsea

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final - Second Leg - Arsenal v Chelsea - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - February 3, 2026 Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior applauds fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

Swiss bar owner quizzed by lawyers over fatal Crans-Montana inferno

The owners of 'Le Constellation' bar in Crans-Montana, Jacques,and Jessica Moretti of France, arrive at a hearing before the public prosecutor of the canton of Valais.

Crans-Montana fire: Second safety official charged in Swiss bar blaze probe

People walk past the "Le Constellation" bar following a deadly fire during a New Year's Eve party, in Crans-Montana.

Elderly woman dies after choking on mochi in Tokyo

From 2020 to 2024 in Tokyo, a total of 338 people were rushed to the hospital after choking on mochi.

Wrong crown jewels: Streaker bares all for Japan emperor

Emperor Naruhito had finished his 2026 greeting from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo when the man in the front row in the gardens below removed his clothes.

‘People were screaming’: New Year party at Swiss Crans-Montana resort turned into fire disaster zone

The explosion took place at around 1.30am on Jan 1 in a bar popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year.

Crans-Montana: Swiss resort at centre of deadly bar fire popular with tourists, celebs

Emergency personnel work outside the \"Le Constellation\" bar, after an explosion and fire during a New Year’s Eve party where several people died and others were injured, according to Swiss police, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Fire ravages Amsterdam church amid Dutch New Year celebrations

The blaze broke out in the early hours at the Vondelkerk, a tourist attraction that has overlooked one of the city’s top parks since 1872.

In Pictures: Ringing in the New Year from around the world

People celebrating the New Year at Times Square in New York City on Jan 1, 2026.

Dozens killed, over 100 injured in fire at Swiss Crans-Montana ski resort bar, police say

The explosion took place at around 1.30am on Jan 1 in a bar popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year.

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