Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is difficult to see how Prime Minister Andy Burnham can avoid holding a general election soon. Ms Sturgeon said that while Mr Burnham has a ...

Former James Bond actor Ben Whishaw has said he thinks the 007 franchise “needs to be reinvented completely” for its next instalment. The 46-year-old has starred in three James Bond films alongside ...

French authorities expressed relief on Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than ...

The Prime Minister has said he is ‘open’ to discussing a slavery apology from Britain but ruled out considering financial compensation.

The UK Government wants to see the Acorn carbon capture and storage project succeed, a UK minister has said, after concerns were raised about the way it is being funded. The project in Aberdeenshire ...

The rock outfit is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their album 1977 with the release of a shirt with Ards Football Club.

More than 300 demonstrators have been arrested after they gathered outside the US embassy in London in support of proscribed group Palestine Action. Hundreds of people took part in the protest in Nine ...

Britpop figure Meg Mathews has revealed she has been secretly battling breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy. The 60-year-old former wife of Oasis star Noel Gallagher said she would have ...

Crowds gathered for the Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh on Halloween. Described as a “modern re-imagining of an ancient Celtic festival”, organisers said it marks the transition from summer to ...

Former chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed the Prime Minister’s stance on potentially deepening ties with the EU, saying Brexit had made the UK “poorer, weaker and less secure”.

Tributes have been paid to Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean, who has died at the age of 34 after suffering from cancer. The athlete, from Portaferry, Co Down, a former European champion and twice Olympian ...

Sebastian Croft’s chosen charity said they were “absolutely thrilled” and “deeply grateful” to receive his share of The Celebrity Traitors’ prize pot. The actor, 24, and comedian Romesh Ranganathan, ...