A set of triplets paid tribute to their grandfather as they all graduated from the same university. The three sisters, Rose, ...

A brother who attacked his older sister with a hammer as she lay in bed has been detained indefinitely for her manslaughter.

John Swinney has said he “very much” regrets former SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black’s decision to quit the party. Ms Black, who spent nine years as an MP, said the party’s “capitulation” on ...

The Forth Road Bridge has been closed to traffic after 10 Greenpeace activists suspended themselves from the structure in order to block a tanker. The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker ...

Thomas Kavanagh, the head of the Kinahan organised crime group, will have three months to pay the sum or face another 12 years in prison.

The Israeli government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, ...

Britain’s proscription of Palestine Action is a “disturbing misuse” of anti-terror laws, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk has urged the UK to lift the ban, which he ...

The final countdown is on to Ambleside Sports, which is bringing together some of the Lake District’s rarely seen but most traditional sports ...

The Business Secretary has said the idea of a “magic wealth tax” to raise funds is “daft” amid speculation that the Chancellor could turn to such a measure to plug holes in the public finances.

The only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad. A poll of 2,000 adults found 30 per cent are likely to simply make up a word in another language when ...

One in four gig goers miss the encore and leave early – with a third prioritising how they’ll feel the next day.

The agencies are currently in attendance at a fire on Esk Avenue in Whitehaven. Esk Avenue is currently blocked by Fire Appliances. The Police are asking the public to stay away from the area to allow ...