Failings by a local council contributed to circumstances around the death of a grandmother who was killed when a 12-year-old boy she was fostering ran her over with her own car, a coroner has found.

A helicopter that carried out search and rescue missions across the country from its Prestwick base is set to go on display.

Microsoft is cutting about 9,000 jobs worldwide in the latest round of staff cuts as the US technology giant looks to slash costs. It is understood the job losses will impact less than 4% of its total ...

William Thompson was found not proven at trial at Ayr Sheriff Court after being charged with the alleged sexual offence. The 61-year-old was said to have engaged in an act without her consent at an ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that “there will be no Hamas” in post-war Gaza. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in ...

New parking restrictions are coming into force in Troon to combat problems as a result of the Arran ferry berthing in the town.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offence but acquitted on Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures ...

The youngsters from Ayr Thistle 2013s took on Goatfell alongside their parents and coaches in a sponsored team climb. Ayr Thistle 2013 formed in March last year with a small group of boys, and since ...

The Queen has met people living with cancer during a visit to the charity Maggie’s, which she is president of. Arriving in heavy rain, Camilla was greeted by Maggie’s chief executive Dame Laura Lee ...

MI5 previously said there had been ‘failings and errors’ in legal proceedings related to an alleged source accused of abusing two women.

A jury has been sworn in to hear the trial of two brothers accused of assaulting police officers at Manchester Airport. Footage of the disturbance at the Terminal 2 building on July 23 last year was ...

Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby), who was with family at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, said a law is needed to restore faith in justice.