An amber weather warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office advising of the risk of “intense rainfall frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds”. The warning has been issued for ...

A man has appeared in court accused of the sexual assault and murder of a 13-month-old baby boy he was adopting. Jamie Varley, believed to have worked as a high school teacher, is also accused of ...

The King has presented new Colours to the Coldstream Guards during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, marking the regiment’s 375th anniversary. Troops from the 1st and 2nd Battalions paraded on Friday ...

Seven Asian men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two white teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale. The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as “sex slaves” ...

An American woman has appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with causing death by careless driving in what has been described as a tragic incident for all involved.

The construction of the gable wall of a fire-damaged property on Glaisnock Street is due to be finished by the middle of this month, a report to East Ayrshire Council's cabinet has said.

The British survivor of the Air India plane crash has spoken of the horror of watching people “dying in front of my eyes”. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh told DD News “I still can’t believe how I survived” as ...

The Scottish Conservative leader said Scotland should use its own oil and gas instead of importing fossil fuels from abroad.

An application has been sent to Scottish Ministers for a proposed battery storage site between Ochiltree and Coalhall.

See why this 'beautiful' harbourside bar with 'first class' food and service is the best-rated in Ayrshire on Tripadvisor.

The price of Brent crude jumped nearly 10 higher at one stage as financial markets also tumbled across Asia overnight.