Dozens of schools are shut and people are facing travel disruption as high winds sweep Scotland, with warnings of 70mph gusts ...

The footballer apologised for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, ...

A phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry which will include looking at grooming gangs and the exploitation of children in care will begin public hearings in December, it has been announced. Phase ...

A decision to force the UK Government to hold a public inquiry into a Troubles killing that has been linked to state agents should be overturned, lawyers for the Northern Ireland Office have told the ...

The electricity system is forecast to have a surplus of 5.9 gigawatts between the end of October and the end of March next year.

The group saw shares plunge by as much as 22 as it reported a 4.5 drop in revenues to £142.4 million for the 53 weeks to October 3.

Aviva said lost jewellery, egging, make-up related mishaps and pumpkin-related damage are among the claims it has dealt with.

Russia and Ukraine began observing the localised ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city on Tuesday, before a planned humanitarian mission brokered by the US first lady, but Moscow kept up ...

US rapper Macklemore made a passionate speech about how “music gives people a place to resist and come together” as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour in Dublin. The 43-year-old – real name ...

The Business Secretary said “no assumptions” have been made about what comes after talks with the EU next month amid concerns about the risks of reopening divisive debates.