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.

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures ...

Stranded vehicles and collisions have left key roads in northern England closed while rail services have also been cancelled.

Some of those who had already travelled to the Scottish capital said the weather conditions are not as bad as feared.

Heavy snow and sleet showers have led to difficult travel conditions for much of Ireland, but most schools are expected to reopen on Monday after the Christmas and new year holiday. Snow, ice, heavy ...

TRAINS running from Alloa will be replaced by buses today, due to essential engineering works. ScotRail confirmed that all trains running along key routes from Glasgow Queen Street, including to and ...

The annual sales decline came despite offers of discounts such as 0 financing, free charging and low-priced leases.

A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Milton Keynes.

Passengers on busy rail routes have faced disruption to services on New Year’s Eve because of a strike by train managers, with more walkouts planned in the coming weeks. Members of the Rail, Maritime ...

Sailors of the Royal Navy were recalled to HMS Somerset (right) to shadow Russian corvette RFS Soobrazitelny (left) and ro-ro transporter/support ship MV Sparta II (centre) for 500 miles in the North ...

More than 1,300 pea-sized Desertas Island land snails have been released after a successful breeding programme by Chester Zoo.

Five huge trackways, forming part of a ‘dinosaur highway’, were discovered during a dig at a quarry in Oxfordshire in the summer.