Sir Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” about the latest outbreak of violence in the Middle East as the clashes between Iran and Israel sent oil prices soaring. The two countries traded fire ...

Roman Abramovich has acted as a go-between for Kyiv and Moscow on plans for peace talks, Ukraine’s president has confirmed. Volodymyr Zelensky said the former owner of Premier League football club ...

TEMPORARY traffic lights are in place on a main road in North Yorkshire today (Monday). National Highways are conducting essential tree works off the A64, under Crambeck Bridge, on the westbound side.

Outlander fans have raised £10,115 in just over a month for Scotland’s Culloden battlefield in honour of actor Sam Heughan’s birthday. The National Trust for Scotland site is renowned as the location ...

Chinese president Xi Jinping received a lavish welcome as he arrived in North Korea for a rare visit, expected to focus on ...

Investors’ reaction to the resumption of hostilities was helping fuel a downturn in the world’s financial markets.

Stormzy, Oritse Williams and Wretch 32 are among the artists who have paid tributes to singer-songwriter Talay Riley, who was stabbed to death in east London. The musician, real name Mark Orabiyi, 35, ...

The sexual offences trial of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife is entering its third week. The former leader of the DUP arrived at Newry Crown Court shortly after 9am on Monday. The ex-MP, 63, has ...

Technology companies have been given an ultimatum to stop children sending and receiving explicit images on their devices or face a change to the law, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. In a ...

Global beauty retailer Sephora has revealed the opening dates for its new Edinburgh and Glasgow stores as it promises Scottish shoppers “a true Sephora summer”. The outlet in Edinburgh’s St James ...

An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing at least 16 people, injuring more than 200 others and sending a 3ft tsunami into nearby coasts, officials said. The ...

The Israel Defence Forces said it had struck military targets “belonging to the Iranian terror regime” in response to Iranian missiles.