Scotland’s First Minister has accused the leader of the Tories of a “demonisation of young people” after he pushed for more exclusions to tackle disruption in schools.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks on three women who have been identified and another seven who have yet to be traced.

Ben Stokes insists Ollie Pope was never in danger of being dropped for this week’s opening Test against India, claiming it would be “remarkable” to leave his vice-captain out.

In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% to finish at 38,488.34. Shares in Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp jumped 2.3% after it announced that its acquisition of US Steel, which met US ...

Farming leaders warning of the need to invest in water infrastructure to make food production more resilient to climate change.

Soroka Medical Centre in the southern city of Beersheba provides services to around one million residents in the south of Israel.

The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can ...

Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, its latest attack on the country’s sprawling ...

The Government has announced two schemes designed to ease the flow of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland when a post-Brexit grace period expires at the end of the year. EU ...

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

Rhian Wilkinson hiked up Wales’ highest peak before delivering the names of 23 players determined to scale their own summit at Euro 2025. At 1,085 metres above sea level, climbing Yr Wyddfa in North ...