Thousands of homes remain without power into a fourth day as work continues to repair damage following Storm Amy. Some disruption to rail travel is also possible, though ScotRail said it expects to ...

Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin announced he would be withdrawing from the race after acknowledging he had ‘made a mistake’.

Tens of thousands marched in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on polling day against the government’s repressive policies.

The Home Secretary has urged people to “stand united” after a “deeply concerning” suspected arson attack on a mosque in a seaside town. Police said they are treating the fire, which damaged the front ...

Mourners paid tribute to Melvin Cravitz, who died after he helped to prevent Jihad Al-Shamie from entering Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.

Nearly half of people find buy now, pay later attractive as a way to spread the cost of Christmas, according to a survey for banking app thinkmoney.

Singer Charlotte Church has said the press tried to “paint me as a figure of sin” during the time she claimed she had her phone hacked.

Sainsbury’s and Argos are to hire around 19,000 staff to help serve a surge in shoppers over the key festive season. The two brands, which are both part of the Sainsbury’s group, launched the ...

Bond chief executive Romilly Greenhill said she is ‘deeply concerned’ to hear the Conservatives plan to further cut aid.

Group tour operators said there has been a noticeable increase in demand from people – particularly women – travelling without family or friends.

Under David Cameron, the Tories introduced a target of spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, which was reduced to 0.5% after the pandemic and then cut again by the current Labour ...

Scientists found that sawfly’s egg-laying organ acts like a biological saw which instinctively knows what to cut.