The search for a second British mountaineer who has been missing in the Dolomites for almost a week has resumed after bad weather brought it to a halt for a day, Italian authorities have confirmed. A ...

US President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing on Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest ...

Firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds that have fuelled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighbourhoods and setting the nation’s ...

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that officers had attempted to stop the Honda Civic being driven by the 33-year-old.

Ireland is clear of weather warnings after a cold snap that saw tens of thousands cut off from power and water. The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for several days ...

The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...

American actor and TV host RuPaul Charles opened RuPaul’s DragCon UK event by paying tribute to fellow drag queen The Vivienne as someone with a passion for “love and life”. James Lee Williams won the ...

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

Kurt Morton, 39, drove in a rally of dozens of tractors on Friday morning to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers.

Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 14.5C overnight into Friday, the coldest night of the winter so far in the UK.

The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.

GARNOCK Valley councillor Donald L Reid has praised North Ayrshire's gritting team for their efforts to keep the area's roads safe - despite criticism from some members of the public. He said the ...