Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body has said. Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced on Tuesday the Scottish ...

Lord Mandelson has sought to play down past comments about Mr Trump since Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed him in December. He praised Mr Trump as a “nice person” and a “fair-minded person” ...

Willie Mullins has revealed he received notable approval for the victory of Kopek Des Bordes at the Dublin Racing Festival. His performance in the Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle has left him ...

A man who left an abusive voice message for MP Naz Shah has been given a suspended prison sentence, prosecutors have said. Thomas Mearing, 26, pleaded guilty to a public communications offence at ...

Security minister Dan Jarvis has told the Commons Axel Rudakubana’s case should have been case managed, not closed.

A suspect in a fatal shooting that left one dead and five others wounded at a cosmetics warehouse in the US has been arrested, officials said in a news release. New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones says ...

Willie Mullins is doing his best not to think Galopin Des Champs is going to match Arkle and Best Mate with a third Cheltenham Gold Cup – but he knows a “once in a lifetime” achievement is ...

Argentina’s decision is based on ‘profound differences in health management, especially during the (Covid-19) pandemic’, a spokesman said.

A FORMER ice hockey player and TV extra has been jailed for 28 years for the rape and sexual abuse of seven girls. Victims of Philip Hamer clapped the judge and burst into tears in the public gallery ...

At least 10 people were killed and at least five seriously wounded in the attack at an adult education centre west of ...

The Scottish Affairs Committee heard SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst is ‘absolutely’ planning on a launch this year.