First Minister John Swinney has defended the record of Nicola Sturgeon from attacks by the Scottish Conservative leader. The former first minister announced on Wednesday she will not be standing in ...

Ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte threatened a police general with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law enforcers “you have to kill me to bring me to The Hague” in a tense ...

The Merseyside police chief who led the force following the attack on a Southport dance class has announced her retirement. Serena Kennedy will retire from the force at the end of August to spend more ...

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of a baby who died after they went off grid and slept in a tent in early 2023.

Loughborough Lightning boss Vic Burgess is pulling no punches in her side’s ambition to win their third Netball Super League title in a row. Burgess guided Lightning to an historic defence of their ...

Gregor Townsend believes Scotland have shown enough quality against France in recent seasons to go to Paris with optimism for Saturday night’s Guinness Six Nations finale.

William and Kate will be cheering on opposing sides at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. The prince is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), while the princess is patron of the Rugby ...

US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey. The European tariff, which ...

A spur-of-the-moment desire for a burger at lunchtime and impromptu visit to the local shops led to a father-of-four winning £1 million on the National Lottery. Craig Haggie, 36, had time to kill ...

The Prime Minister denied Britain would be ‘returning to austerity’ under the changes but said the cost of benefits was ‘going through ...

The Prime Minister said decisions about billions of pounds of taxpayer policy should not be taken by an ‘arms-length’ body.

Mark Wood is set to miss England’s marquee Test series against India this summer after undergoing knee surgery. The 35-year-old Durham paceman has endured a long list of fitness problems over the ...