The Scottish capital has hosted a series of events over the past two decades highlighting its literary credentials.

Jayne Hill, 52, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 22-and-a-half years at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.

The country’s foreign ministry said drones had been detected over the capital Pyongyang on three nights in October.

Virginia McCullough admitted to murdering her parents John and Lois McCullough between June 17 2019 and June 20 2019.

The first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions is under way in Edinburgh. The body was formed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in an effort to “rewire” the way the UK Government interacts ...

The corporation said the issue had been caused by a problem with the forecasting software of DTN, the BBC’s weather data provider.

A motorist has been fined and issued a six-month driving ban after he was photographed using his phone behind the wheel on the M5 near Bristol.

Rachael Griffin says mandatory lessons could prevent future deaths after the inquest into the deaths of two youngsters in Bournemouth.

A man has appeared in a Dublin court charged with the murder of Mary Ward in Belfast. Ahmed Abdirahman, of Kinlay House, Dame Street, Dublin, appeared before Dublin District Court on Friday accused of ...

The review will have a particular focus on ‘preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the BBC conducts themselves in line’ with ...

The British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland has recommended a pay deal which will see wages rise by 10.8%. The Scottish Government offer – which also extends to dentists in training – includes a ...

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.