There will be concrete barriers, stop and search checks and officers on the ground at festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath in the run up to Christmas.

Partygoers wearing Santa hats, elf costumes and polar bear jumpers were pictured blowing off steam across the country for Mad Friday.

Revellers were pictured scuffling, urinating and collapsing on the street in cities including Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Manchester and London, on the last Friday before Christmas.

Andy Star, 31, (pictured) and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested on December 19 in a series of early morning raids in the Chesterfield and Sheffield areas of South Yorkshire.

The brawl broke out in The Arc Bar in the Headingley area of Leeds, at around 12.30am on February 17. Police have arrested one 21-year-old man but are still looking for the others involved.

The midfielder was in the tunnel at the Leeds ground at Elland Road with his team-mates as they prepared to face Costa Rica when the youngster started performing the latest dance craze.

Four people aged 18 to 21 have died after a smash between a car and an Uber in Leeds in the early hours of this morning. 

The Grand National was dramatically called off on Monday night after new Government restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus made it impossible to stage the Aintree showpiece.

Kevin Rudd has slammed Peter Dutton's decision to send Wuhan evacuees to Christmas Island, suggesting the home affairs minister would have treated them differently if they were 'white.'  

New pictures circulating on social media purport to show massive queues of travellers waiting to pass a border checkpoint to enter mainland China after the centre of the outbreak moved to Europe.

Migrants wearing facemasks were pictured arriving at Dover after crossing the English Channel in a large rubber dingy today.

A 25-year-old man has been charged for allegedly smashing a dining room in the Perth Immigration Detention Centre in Redcliffe in March this year.

The Korean-born songstress told her Facebook fans on Thursday that she took part in the original series, King of Masked Singer

Avril Child, whose daughter daughter Sarah was killed in a car crash in Birmingham in 2012 criticised the former Top Gear presenter for his 'arrogant' and 'ignorant' remarks.

The BBC released a first look trailer for the exciting special show on Tuesday.

Heavy rain is set to disrupt roads, trains and buses across Britain today, just days after the country was struck by extensive flooding.

Met Office experts have revealed their long range predictions and suggest the UK will see a milder winter than usual, and appear to have ruled out snow falling on Christmas Day.

Festive revellers flocked to Leeds city centre last night and battled against wind and rain from Storm Atiyah. Partygoers were seen dressed in full Christmas garb, including a Christmas tree.

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.

There's an art to applying spring's fresh palette. I'm currently enjoying feeling a tad painterly when it comes to my make-up choices

She was seen stepping out on Christmas Eve on Tuesday with daughter Lea, two, for a stroll in New York City. And one day later, Irina Shayk was spotted solo - with her hands full on gifts.

The daughter of Lionel Richie, 21, was seen outside the beachfront restaurant wearing a stylish python print coat and black shades.

Ahmed Hirsi discovered Ilhan Omar was having an affair with Tim Mynett when he went to her Washington D.C. apartment and found the lovers in pajamas last spring.

Costco faced a backlash after requiring shoppers to wear masks in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus, but now shoppers are rallying around Costco to support the company's mask policy

Harper Beckham, eight, who was wearing matching pyjamas with her mother, penned a sweet card, writing that she hopes Father Christmas enjoys a mince pie and milk left out for him.

The Beckhams are no stranger to sharing their lavish exploits, and Christmas Eve proved to be no different, as they led stars taking to Instagram to share a glimpse of their own festive preparations.

The actress, 44, said she'd enjoyed the 'Best Christmas Ever' [sic] with the Beckhams, as she shared a snap with Victoria from a relaxing stroll in the grounds of their Cotswolds mansion.

Meghan Markle, 38, dazzled in a string of vibrant ensembles as she carried out her final official engagements in the UK. It was a 'masterclass in revenge dressing', according to Vanity Fair.

Masterchef contestant Harry Foster has hit back at criticisms towards judge Melissa Leong. 

Pictures from the scene on Sydney Road in Brunswick showed a white Toyota Yaris on the pavement next to the damaged shop front.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Brendan Pang is among the the finalists heading into the final stage of the competition, which is being filming Melbourne

MasterChef divided viewers on Monday, after it was revealed the episode had been filmed in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood East. And fans had plenty to say about the decision.

Melissa Leong shocked audiences when she took a phone call in the middle of a cliffhanger moment on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Monday night.  

MasterChef Australia is filmed in the Centenary Hall at Melbourne Showgrounds. 

Exclusive Melbourne restaurant Enter via Laundry's website crashed after it featured on Tuesday night's episode of MasterChef: Back to Win.

Viewers are going to see huge changes on MasterChef: Back To Win very soon. 

Wednesday night's episode of MasterChef: Back To Win saw contestants taking part in a mystery box challenge.But there was one mystery man that threatened to steal the show.

In the last weekend of April, the six rumoured finalists all shared footage of themselves isolating together in Melbourne , where MasterChef is being filmed

In a Twitter rant on Monday morning, the stage invader claimed he was tackled with such brute force that he was 'almost choked to death' and claims his throat still hurts.

The former TOWIE star, 27, and her beau Ryan, 34, appeared stronger than ever as they attended the The Pride of Britain Awards 2018 at London's Grosvenor House on Monday evening.

Jamie McDonald, from Gloucester, has already spent the past 11 months taking part in 197 marathons in a coast-to-coast trip across America spanning 5,500 miles.

In the bizarre video, posted to the controversial actor's YouTube account on Tuesday, Spacey once again adopts the Southern accent of his former House of Cards character, Frank Underwood.

She's the British sibling of One Direction's Louis Tomlinson who is currently promoting her fake tan range, Tanologist, across Australia.

The actress's eldest daughter was singing at the JD Sports charity ball in Manchester.

Outrageous rap star Iggy Azalea turned heads on the red carpet in a see-through dress with embellishments that barely covered her modesty

Jessica Biel certainly pulled out all the stops for the afterparty in New York, spotted arriving in a sheer lace dress and black stilettos.

The 27-year-old looked beautiful in a jewelled and feathered dress that was otherwise almost completely sheer.

The 48-year-old admitted on the Today show this morning that she was among the many who were left stunned by the former child star's routine at the Sunday night ceremony.

She performed on stage at the MTV VMAs in a barely there bikini but Lady Gaga attempted to cover up, on the bottom at least, as she hit up the afterparty.

They kept fans on the edge of their seats over whether or not they would reform for Sunday night's MTV awards - which only served to heighten anticipation further