BBC Scotland’s head of news and current affairs Gary Smith is to step down after almost a decade, saying it has been a “privilege” to have a front row seat as history was made. Mr Smith has spent most ...

South Korean officials say a helicopter crashed during efforts to contain wildfires in the south-eastern town of Uiseong. The ...

The vice-president and his spouse will now visit a Space Force base instead of his wife’s previously announced solo trip to a dogsled race.

Amanda Knox has defended releasing her latest memoir by saying honouring her murdered flatmate Meredith Kercher’s past “does not mean erasing my own”.

The former Scottish justice secretary takes the helm following the death of his predecessor Alex Salmond in October.

The data was downgraded last year amid concern some respondents may not have understood the question properly due to language barriers.

The organisation was launched to help children orphaned by Aids in the impoverished southern African kingdom of Lesotho.

Defence Secretary John Healey said Chancellor Rachel Reeves would deliver a “tough” statement “in tough times”. The Chancellor is expected to announce further welfare cuts at a time when she has ...

The Senedd has agreed to implement new rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted in Welsh supermarkets from ...

The genetics company announced this week it was filing for bankruptcy and looking for a buyer to take over the firm.

More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted by Heathrow airport’s closure last week, new figures show.

Police have urged the mother of a newborn baby boy, who was found dead inside a Marks & Spencer bag outside a church in west London, to come forward. A council refuse worker made the discovery after ...