Ukrainian long-range drones have attacked an industrial plant around 800 miles inside Russia. The attack came as Ukraine’s ...

“Predatory and controlling” former police officer David Carrick sexually abused a girl and a woman in a “pattern” of offending spanning many years, a court has heard. Carrick, 50, is accused of ...

Protesters are set to face jail for demonstrating outside the homes of MPs and other politicians under a new law aimed at tackling harassment of public office holders. Activists could be imprisoned ...

One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest figure on record outside the pandemic, figures show.

A new buzzword is hopping through HR and corporate circles: the ‘office frog’. The term has been coined to describe younger employees – particularly those of Gen Z – who move frequently from one job ...

This equates to around 5.4 million vapers and 4.9 million smokers, the ONS figures suggest. David Mais, from the ONS, said: “Interestingly, our 2024 data show that, for the first time, the number of ...

Rachel Reeves put the country on notice that tax rises are coming in her Budget, saying “each of us must do our bit”. The Chancellor declined to recommit to Labour’s manifesto commitments not to raise ...

Scientists assessed the feasibility of injecting particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth to help growing conditions for ‘luxury’ crops.

Generally speaking, you are only allowed to set fireworks off in Scotland between the hours of 6pm and 11pm. However, there are some exceptions to these times, with firework displays allowed until ...

Britain’s long-term borrowing costs have edged lower after Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated an “ironclad” commitment to her fiscal rules, but the pound came under further pressure as she set the ...

A family-run butcher has been crowned the best in Scotland. Thomson Bros Butchers in Giffnock , located on Fenwick Road, took home the top title at the Scottish Business Awards Show, which celebrates ...

Search teams are digging through ice and snow on a mountain in Nepal in a bid to recover the bodies of seven climbers who were killed by an avalanche. The avalanche hit the base camp at Mount Yalung ...