Scottish parliamentary business minister Jamie Hepburn has resigned after a clash with Tory MSP Douglas Ross, the Government has announced. Mr Hepburn was accused by the former Scottish Tory leader of ...

Strike action at a busy airport involving more than 100 staff has been averted after a “significant improvement” was made to a pay offer, a union has said. OCS Group workers at Edinburgh Airport had ...

A UN Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme failed on Friday after weeks of last-ditch diplomatic talks appeared to break down ...

The former paratrooper has been accused of two murders during a series of shootings in Londonderry in 1972 known as Bloody Sunday.

Two ambulance trust workers have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of six people, police said.

The House of Lords once again heard impassioned debate from staunch supporters and firm opponents on the second of a two-day debate.

The UK and Irish governments have unveiled new-look legacy mechanisms to examine cases linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the foreign ministry said. It came ...

Jean Flick, 88, with daughter Frances, 60, in the garden at her home in Thorpeness, Suffolk, which is at risk of falling into the sea following coastal erosion (Joe Giddens/ PA) Another home in her ...