The Gironde prefecture said the situation overnight remained “globally stable” – a change from previous days when officials said flames had crept to within 15 kilometres (10 miles) of the outskirts of ...

Heat health alerts have been upgraded to amber in some areas of England as the fourth heatwave of the year looms and parts of ...

The emergency services in the Cairngorms had “all resources necessary” to tackle wildfires, the Justice Secretary has said ...

Repeated all-Ireland final losses down the years have seen the hopeful rallying cry of “Mayo for Sam” become part of the popular lexicon across Ireland – it was even chanted by former US president Joe ...

A man has been told he may never be released from prison following the “bestial” rape of a 15-year-old girl in Edinburgh. Aaron Strachan, 21, stalked, abducted and raped the teenager in the York Place ...

Wildlife presenter and Goodies star Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said. The TV star, who found fame in ...

The cost of benchmark Brent crude dropped 8 to 87.55 US dollars a barrel at one stage in ongoing heightened volatility in oil and gas markets.

Ayrshire & Arran medical director Dr Crawford McGuffie has been revealed as Scotland's highest earning senior manager in the NHS.

A concerned resident has hit out at a delayed active travel route that has been dubbed a "cycle path to nowhere".

Sir Ian Wood “helped shape modern Scotland”, First Minister John Swinney has said, as tributes to the industrialist poured in ...

Tom Dean relished the opportunity to lord British bragging rights over his Team GB teammates after England won the Battle of Britain at ...

Andy Burnham has said he cannot put a timeline on reform but has committed to expending political capital on the issue.