Three firefighters, a woman and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree ...

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham and Scottish secretary Derek Thomson both called for action from ministers at Westminster and Holyrood.

Opportunity is the word to define Mackenzie Carson’s rugby career and her next opportunity will see her run out in Vancouver, the city of her birth, as an England player on Sunday. The 26-year-old has ...

Yvonne Macmillan said she had hugged the King, who was diagnsoed with cancer earlier this year, ‘because of him being unwell’ ...

The King warned that the climate is “changing dangerously” as he took part in a ceremony to mark the Scottish Parliament’s “milestone” 25th anniversary. Charles, who was accompanied by his wife ...

Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing. Rains have been pounding Kathmandu since Friday night and are expected to continue ...

Western governments have pushed for a ceasefire, warning that the situation in Lebanon could descend into a regional war.

The King marked the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament with an address to the chamber. Here is the speech in full: Presiding Officer, First Minister, Members of the Scottish Parliament, ...

Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut. A statement on ...

An explosion at a petrol station in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has killed at least 13 people. The blast on Friday triggered a fire that tore through the site, including a cafeteria, on the ...

Weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way to the UK – days after some areas were hit by flooding.

Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to victims of clergy sexual abuse after people in Belgium told him first-hand of the trauma that shattered their lives and left many in poverty ...