Several counties in Ireland have been put under a weather warning during a spell of high temperatures that have already surpassed May records. Temperatures above 29C were recorded in provisional data ...

It comes amid health and thunderstorm warnings across the country, as well as a series of open-water fatalities in the past few days.

Scots will “resoundingly” back the “golden opportunity” of independence if a second referendum takes place, First Minister John Swinney has said. The SNP leader used a statement on the first day of ...

Firefighters remain at the scene tackling a grass fire which broke out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on Monday. The alarm was raised at about 6.50pm on May 25 when the fire started in an area of ...

A CRASH involving a car and a cyclist in Tranent this morning has resulted in a driver being issued with a penalty notice.

Repair Cafe comes to East Linton Community Hall on May 30. Get household items fixed, join crafting, or volunteer for the Tool Library. Email ...

Mr Manifold, previously chief executive of Irish building materials firm CRH, joined BP last October as it sought to drive an upturn in performance. Albert Manifold was previously ...

The King was praised for his “innate understanding that we need to be in harmony with nature”, as he visited a project aimed at promoting red squirrels by limiting their grey cousins’ numbers using ...

A jury has been sworn in to hear the trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who is accused of a series of alleged historical sexual offences. The prosecution will deliver the opening ...

Seamus Maguire is thought to have been killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries between 1973 and 1976.

Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the bath in Thornton Heath, south London, on June 6 1978.

The incident happened at a level crossing during the morning rush hour near the town of Buggenhout, 20 miles north-west of ...