Scottish First Minister John Swinney has praised the work done by Sir Chris Hoy to raise awareness of prostate cancer following a meeting at Bute House. The champion cyclist, along with his wife Lady ...

The last of 72,000 homes which lost power during Storm Floris have been reconnected after five days. Power network Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the storm was “exceptional” ...

More than 100 motorcyclists have paid a “wonderful tribute” by riding in convoy to mark the funeral of the UK’s oldest Second World War veteran. Donald Rose, who was a D-Day veteran and fought as a ...

Firefighters who helped contain France’s largest wildfire in decades are on high alert because of forecasts of very high temperatures that could reignite the blaze in the south of the country.

Other major events including the Community Shield match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Wembley are also taking place in London.

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

One of the last surviving “Chindit” soldiers from the Second World War’s Burma campaign has received the Freedom of the City of London.

Arsenal attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new five-year contract which runs until 2030. The 18-year-old scored nine goals in 37 appearances last term during his breakthrough season with ...

Henrik Pedersen accepts it will be difficult for his Sheffield Wednesday players to focus on Sunday’s task at hand after a chaotic past few months. Wednesday are under a number of Football ...

A planetary parade will take place later this month as six planets will be visible in the night sky. Stargazers have already been treated to one rare planetary parade this year, when Venus, Mars, ...

Tubridy left Ireland’s national broadcaster following weeks of controversy relating to the organisation publicly under-reporting payments to him.

A private teacher who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, preyed on youngsters, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims ...