US President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing on Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest ...

The death toll has risen to 10 from the Los Angeles-area fires, according to the county coroner’s office. The fast-moving ...

The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals turned down an emergency challenge aimed at keeping the report under wraps.

The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...

Images of two men have been released by police investigating the whereabouts of a seven-year-old boy who has been missing with his mother since last summer. Adam Glanville and his mother Karima ...

Safety fears have been raised after a survey indicated many drivers view speed limits as targets. Seven out of 10 (72%) drivers polled for the RAC said they tried to drive as close to limits as ...

Elon the musk turtle – also known as the stinkpot turtle – has been rehomed by the RSPCA after being looked after for 1,579 days, which is the charity’s longest ever search for a new owner for a ...

Police are investigating a sighting of another two lynx in the Highlands. Police received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am on Friday.

A Cabinet minister has insisted there is no need to be worried about rising Government borrowing costs after yields on UK bonds surged to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens says his party is yet to make a “final decision” on whether to support the Scottish Budget, and still regrets the end of the powersharing deal with the SNP.

A SECONDARY school in Leigh has closed due to adverse weather conditions. The borough has been hit with snowy, icy, and freezing temperatures in recent days, with major traffic delays caused on local ...

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability, also said firms might respond to the tax rises by cutting staff or ...