Scottish First Minister John Swinney has praised the work done by Sir Chris Hoy to raise awareness of prostate cancer following a meeting at Bute House. The champion cyclist, along with his wife Lady ...

The last of 72,000 homes which lost power during Storm Floris have been reconnected after five days. Power network Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the storm was “exceptional” ...

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

Firefighters who helped contain France’s largest wildfire in decades are on high alert because of forecasts of very high ...

Tubridy left Ireland’s national broadcaster following weeks of controversy relating to the organisation publicly under-reporting payments to him.

The vice-president confirmed Washington had ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine, which Britain has pledged to do unless Israel agrees to ...

A popular retailer that is undergoing a “major” transformation at a popular shopping centre has unveiled the first complete stage of the ...

Other major events including the Community Shield match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Wembley are also taking place in London.

A BOMB Squad was called to an industrial estate in Brierley Hill and removed several old grenades. There was a West Midlands Police presence at the industrial estate of Wallows Road on Friday morning ...

Dudley Zoo is appealing to the local community to help find one of its barn owls that flew away during a display.

More than 100 motorcyclists have paid a “wonderful tribute” by riding in convoy to mark the funeral of the UK’s oldest Second World War veteran. Donald Rose, who was a D-Day veteran and fought as a ...

A private teacher who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, preyed on youngsters, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims ...