Legal challenge lodged over controversial Northern Ireland legacy le...

Victims campaigner Raymond McCord has applied for a judicial review on the grounds it is a breach of his human rights.

European stock futures weaken; German industrial production slips fu...

American man guilty of murder after stabbing security guard during e...

Chad Henderson will be sentenced next month after refusing to appear in court at his trial

Sunak urged to provide funds to devolved governments for concrete re...

The Scottish Social Justice Secretary said it would be a ‘dereliction of duty’ if the Prime Minister and Chancellor do not pass on more cash.

Rural areas prioritised in funding scheme for hundreds of electric b...

The first £25 million of a zero-emission buses scheme worth up to £129 million will be focused on rural communities.

Whale sharks ‘exhibit disturbed behaviour in presence of tourist swi...

New research suggests shark tourism may be not be good for the creatures’ wellbeing.

Scottish schools will close during three-day staff strike, unions wa...

Workers including cleaners, caterers and janitors will walk out from September 26 to 28.

Late Queen told ex-PM Liz Truss they would ‘meet again soon’ at fina...

Queen Elizabeth II died two days after appointing Ms Truss prime minister at Balmoral Castle.

Temperatures hit 32.6C on hottest day of year so far

The heatwave is about to break the record for the most consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in September, the Met Office has said.

Serving and veteran Team UK competitors depart for Germany for Invic...

This year’s competition is the sixth and will see 550 competitors from 21 countries take part.

Munitions depot staff providing missiles to Ukraine set for fresh st...

GMB Scotland members at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & Support centre in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday for two weeks.

Seamstress creates handmade memory bears to ‘celebrate’ life of late...

Cardiff seamstress Sharon Samways is using her handmade bears to ‘bring some joy on a sad day’ as Friday marks one year since the late Queen’s death.

Expectations of RBA rate increase boosts Australian bond yields

Investing.com - Bond traders have subtly shifted their expectations towards higher interest rates in Australia, mirroring similar movements in the US...

Ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher resigns as an MP after losing groping app...

Rishi Sunak now faces two ‘difficult’ by-elections.

Asia FX flat, dollar at 6-mth high as strong U.S. data fuels rate fe...

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies moved in a tight range on Thursday, while the dollar steadied near six-month highs as signs of sticky U.S. infla...

UK to host global food security summit amid Russian blockade of Ukra...

Rishi Sunak said the G20 summit would respond to the ‘terrible global consequences of Putin’s stranglehold’ on food exports from the war-torn country.

TUC calls for national risk register in wake of Raac crisis

The issue in schools is likely to be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with other public buildings also at risk, unions warn.

Rail drainage would have coped with rain if built correctly, crash h...

Network Rail has admitted health and safety failings which led to the fatal crash near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in 2020.

Network Rail admits failings over fatal crash amid ‘biblical’ weathe...

Train driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury died in the crash.

Ulez expansion will add 13 minutes to life expectancy of average Lon...

The Ulez was expanded on August 29 to cover the whole of Greater London.