A blind duck who was “bullied” and “pecked at” by other ducks has been rescued and adopted, an animal charity said. The bird, named locally as Geraldine, was rescued from Whitburn Pond in South ...

Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be made an MBE at Windsor Castle.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin cast doubt on the possibility of an attack after a defence minister warned the Army could be wiped out in six months.

President Joe Biden pledged another 600 million US dollars (£472 million) on Wednesday for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his ...

Michel Barnier’s government was the first to fall as a consequence of a no confidence vote in France since 1962.

A serial domestic abuser who drowned his partner in a river has been jailed for at least 21 years. Vincent Morgan, 47, held “kind and gentle” mother Lisa Welford’s head under the water of the River ...

Mark Evans, 36, and Robert Evans, 40, were convicted on Wednesday after a two-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.

Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was killed outside a hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

The Scottish Government will not make any more emergency in-year Budget revisions, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has promised. She said her Government’s relationship with the Treasury has improved ...

The Scottish Government froze council tax last year, angering local government leaders facing financial pressures.

Sinn Fein leaders have insisted their party’s performance in Ireland’s General Election is not a setback for the campaign for Irish reunification. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald had vowed to deliver a ...

Stephen Gethins asked Scottish Secretary Ian Murray if his party’s message north of the border is that voters should elect Labour ‘to ...