Despite the backdrop of global wars and a continuing cost-of-living crisis, Britons still found time to have fun in 2024.
From racing through mud on lawnmowers to riding penny farthings while dressed in tweed, people up and down the country still found unusual ways to enjoy themselves.
Here the PA news agency looks at some of the more bizarre activities of 2024.
Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees to India’s Uttar Pradesh
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is being touted as the world's largest religious gathering. Over about the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the confluence of three sacred rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — where they will take part in elaborate rituals, hoping to begin a journey to achieve Hindu philosophy’s ultimate goal: the release from the cycle of rebirth.
The festival will stream live on Hulu from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on May 3
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After earning $43 million in 2024, Sophie Rain will surpass that this year amid fierce ethical debates about her child-like looks and controversial pals
Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a native of the Philippines, was killed seven days after arriving in Slovenia
Now, the man's wife is "furious," and accusing the woman of stealing something she claims was meant for her
The tennis player told the actress, "I would not have made this easy for you."
After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine. "Self-detonation and suicides: that's the reality about North Korea," said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022, requesting he only be identified by his surname due to fears of reprisals against his family left in the North.
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It's a stark shift from Kate's last birthday tribute.
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William Vosler and his wife Eileen Vosler were found dead inside a freezer along with notes stating when they'd died
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Elon Musk is reportedly set to receive office space in the White House complex for his incoming work as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but he won’t be wall-to-wall with President-elect Donald Trump. Citing two sources that have been briefed on the plans, The New York Times reports that Musk will set up camp at the Eisenhower Executive Office, a separate building adjacent to the White House. It’s still not clear whether Musk’s DOGE partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, will also h
Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, of Ohio, was convicted in 2023 of killing her boyfriend and a friend after crashing into a car
There was an understandable sense of frustration among a number of Manchester United scouts on that day in August 2023 when Chelsea completed the signing of Moisés Caicedo from Brighton for a British record £115 million.
The Australian producer considered the American actress a friend while she and The Greatest Showman actor were together
England footballer calmed down ‘raging’ actor after Harry’s ‘cruel joke’
In her new film Babygirl, Nicole Kidman pushes the boat out. At 57, she gets on all fours, at the request of Harris Dickinson, who plays a young intern at the tech company run by her character. She laps up cream from a saucer during one of their assignations.
