Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday.

Conservative MP Ben Obese-Ject said the fatal stabbing of a child has become a familiar occurrence, following the death of Leo Ross earlier ...

Hundreds of schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” high wind weather warning issued for parts of Scotland on Friday.

Downing Street said the move to soften non-dom reforms does not ‘change the overall approach’ to the Government’s policy.

The Met Office has issued a red warning – the most severe – for wind covering Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland on Friday.

People in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” weather warning issued for parts of Scotland on Friday should not travel, the First Minister has announced. John Swinney said police would ...

It comes as parents face higher fines this academic year if they take their children out of class without permission.

A High Court judge ordered child-killer Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock as the full horror of the “sadistic” murders of three children in Southport were outlined. Liverpool Crown Court was ...

The North of the county will be affected by Storm Eowyn the most with a rare red weather warning issued by The Met Office for parts of Ireland and Scotland on Friday (January 24). Worcestershire has ...

Mr Davie spoke to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee on Thursday, alongside BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine and finance director Rhona Burns. Tim Davie spoke to ...

An average of 41 of patients ready to leave hospital last week were discharged each day, according to data from NHS England.