Tobias Menzies also stars in a delightfully creepy adaptation by Mark Gatiss. Plus: Lenny Rush goes in search of Santa. Here’s what to watch this evening ...

Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott ...

Richard Fishacre used his knowledge of light and colour to argue against ‘fifth element’ theories of the day ...

He stole our hearts in The Celebrity Traitors – then it all went wrong. The actor and comedian opens up ...

Witnesses quoted on Russian television said an explosion occurred around 1.30am on Wednesday ...

Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state power ...

In Portishead, a dusty box of forgotten files led Jo Smith and her team to a criminal who had escaped justice for more than half a century. This was the longest-running cold case to be solved in the ...

Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife ...

Seaweed has become a key cash crop as climate change and industrial trawling test the resilient culture of the semi-nomadic Vezo people ...

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin for a special festive Q&A ...

We have to embrace these darker months and get outside, but there’s also only so much wind and sludge I can take ...