Downing Street has defended Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s entry into the UK, saying the Government would welcome the return of any citizen “unfairly detained abroad”. The activist, who was recently released ...

A mother and her two young children died in a house fire that destroyed their home in the early hours of Boxing Day despite the efforts of her husband to save his family, police said. Emergency ...

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events are set to go ahead as planned after being cancelled last year due to a storm. The four-day festival begins on Monday with a torchlight procession including vikings, ...

The US is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president said he would prefer a commitment of up to 50 years ...

A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Scotland from 6am on New Year’s Day until midnight on January 2.

A Reform UK spokesman said the Tories cannot be trusted amid the ongoing row over Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s citizenship.

The National Trust’s annual round up of the year shows the impacts of climate-fuelled extremes on landscapes and wildlife.

Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators on Sunday, ...

LIFEBOATS were called out to help a dog in the water in Ayrshire on Christmas Eve. Troon RNLI's two lifeboats were launched just after 9am on Wednesday, December 24 after reports of a dog in the water ...

A former North Ayrshire school teacher who was found to have sent messages of a "sexual nature" to an ex-pupil has been struck off.

Irvine Clean Up Crew has invited residents to join volunteers for its last beach clear-up of 2025. It will be held on Wednesday, December 31 from 10am at Irvine Beach and all will be welcome. A ...

Another year has passed in UK politics and the Press Association’s photographers were there to document it all with some remarkable images. Donald Trump returned to the White House at the start of ...