First Minister John Swinney and former prime minister Gordon Brown are in attendance at the service at St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital.

The military said it hit sites that had been used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Lebanon after the ceasefire took effect.

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi has defended the organisation after the report by MPs and peers.

CUMBRIA Police have vowed to clamp down on drink and drug drivers this Christmas. Officers will be scouring the roads in Cumbria in the lead-up to the Christmas party season and testing and arresting ...

Dong Yuyu, a commentator and editor, was taken away by police while meeting a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant in February 2022.

A senior MP has said she is “worried that vulnerable people will get swept up in the assisted dying route”, after plans received their first approval from MPs. A historic Commons vote on Friday means ...

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that about 200 people were at the protest, where a minority of those involved became aggressive.

From Outnumbered and Call The Midwife to Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who, these are all the programmes on the BBC this Christmas.

The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country. They must first be sorted before counting formally begins, in a process which could last days because of Ireland’s ...

Brook top-scored with 171 as the tourists ran up 499 on day three at Hagley Oval, but Woakes delivered the killer blow.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United’s stacked schedule is “no excuse” as he seeks a first Premier League win in charge against Everton. The 39-year-old oversaw a 1-1 draw at promoted Ipswich in his ...

An ex-teacher turned global entrepreneur from Cumbria is doing her bit to help parents and children to experience a calmer Christmas.