John Swinney’s plans were also criticised by Scottish Labour leader who asked the First Minister: ‘Is that it?’ ...

One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap sycamore has said he could not understand the huge outcry after it was felled, telling a court it was “just a tree”. Adam ...

Staff at the West Cumberland Hospital have paid tribute to a friendly and hardworking health care assistant who sadly passed away.

Emma Raducanu hopes her fledgling partnership with coach Mark Petchey can be for the long term but admits she will soon need to rejig her team again. After a brief trial period with Vladimir Platenik ...

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique has confirmed his star man Ousmane Dembele is fit for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal. Enrique had been sweating over the ...

Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest after the government approved a bill that would reduce the work week from 40 hours to 37.5 hours.

Two former Carlisle United players have had their futures clarified by their club at the end of the League One season.

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings on Tuesday, during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his official seal ...

The launch comes as Amazon seeks to battle the rapid growth of Chinese-linked e-commerce rivals Temu and Shein.

An Irish detective conducted a “gold standard” interview with a man accused of murdering his wife, a court has heard.

Zhao Xintong is on course to become the richest snooker player in history – but his no-nonsense manager insisted she would not allow any spending splurges to wreck his dream of winning multiple ...

Colourful Heritage is raising money to build a tribute in the grounds of Kelvingrove art gallery and museum in Glasgow.