Scotland has had its driest start to the year since 1931 while north-west and north-east England have had the lowest rainfall since 1929.

A man who was reunited with his birth mother, a survivor of one of Ireland’s most notorious mother and baby homes, has raised more than 70,000 euro to buy her home.

The family of murdered Diane Sindall want “justice”, the detective in charge of a new investigation into her death has said. Peter Sullivan, 68, was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall, 21, in ...

A Labour MP is being investigated by Parliament’s expenses watchdog over his spending. Tahir Ali, 53, faces a probe relating to “office costs, travel and accommodation,” the Independent Parliament ...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Shigeru Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets.

Healthcare staff are being left to deal with the “human cost” of abuse of opioids, some of which are more potent than heroin, nurses have warned. Drugs such as nitazenes and fentanyl carry a higher ...

A HUNT is ongoing to trace the occupants of a car involved in an early morning car chase in Dunfermline. Police say the vehicle failed to stop on Admiralty Road at around 1am and, after a "short" ...

Jaguar Land Rover has said it “cannot discount” starting manufacturing in the US in response to tariffs on carmakers despite the recent UK-US trade deal. However, the company said it currently has “no ...