French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial accused of embezzling European Parliament funds.

And in the second quarter of 2024, for when the latest data are available, more than half of the UK’s power came from renewables, some 51.6%, with 26.8% from wind – greater than the 25.4% share from ...

Stuart McMillan MSP shares his thoughts on a new report by a Holyrood committee into additional support for learning in our schools.

AN area of Greenock’s high street remains sealed off today after the attempted murder of a man in the early hours of Saturday. Police were called to a report of a 21-year-old man found injured in the ...

Asda has apologised after some of its supermarkets opened later than scheduled after its tills were struck by a technical issue. The retailer said the problem has been fixed and stores are now ...

Yellow rain warnings have been issued by the Met Office covering much of the Midlands and northern England on Tuesday.

North Carolina officials have pledged to get more water and supplies to flood-stricken areas after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the US south-east, with the death toll rising to ...

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, he said: ‘We should defend the right of Angela Rayner to call us scum, ...

AT&T is selling its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners for 7.6 billion dollars (£5.68 billion), ending the communication giant’s remaining ties to the entertainment industry ...

Five years ago, Stormzy wore a similar stab-proof vest, made by Banksy, as he headlined Glastonbury to draw attention to knife crime.

A watchdog said David Carrick could have been sacked ‘well before’ he was arrested in 2021 if misconduct claims had been properly investigated.

Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair said he is conscious of how ‘difficult’ it will be for everyone as production comes to an end.