America “does not seek war” with Iran, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has said in the aftermath of a surprise US attack on ...

Fifteen Irish citizens and dependants have been evacuated from Israel after the US launched an attack on Iran. Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris said the group, evacuated with the help of the ...

Parents have called on First Minister John Swinney to hand increased powers to the authorities for tackling and punishing youth knife crime. On Sunday, a march against knife violence took place ...

On Saturday night, the Great Masked Ball brought together 2,500 costumed revellers, who partied until dawn from the famous Orangerie to the Ballroom Grove, an amphitheatre of greenery laid out in the ...

A man who admitted being in charge of a motorcycle while over the alcohol limit has avoided a disqualification period at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London, just before 5am on Tuesday.

The Trump administration has signalled a willingness to renew talks with Iran and avoid a prolonged war in the aftermath of a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites as US officials ...

Northumbria Police have issued the warning after the death of a man in his 40s and four people suffering cardiac arrests in the Gateshead area.

Nominations are invited from members of the community whose names appear on the current electoral register for the Coldingham Community Council area.

The Prime Minister has urged British nationals in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to make contact with the Foreign Office as it prepares for an evacuation flight early next week. It ...

The US strikes on Iran represent an “extraordinarily dangerous escalation” of the conflict in the Middle East, the Irish foreign affairs minister has said.