Sir Keir Starmer has met Xi Jinping in Beijing, telling the president he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China. The Prime Minister met Mr Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the first ...

Artwork for a mural dedicated to a Scottish missionary who was murdered by the Nazis after caring for Jewish schoolgirls in Budapest has been unveiled. Jane Haining was the matron of the Scottish ...

The US has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided missile destroyers into the region, which can be used to launch ...

Harry Gow Bakery, based in Inverness and with branches around the Highlands, emerged victorious at the end of the challenge.

The 37-year-old, of Finchley, north London, was on trial on charges including the rape of one woman and filming himself ...

President Donald Trump acted to take out a major US national security threat with the operation to depose Maduro, said the ...

The island will add 0.55 hectares of new habitat – almost the size of a football pitch – within the Blackwater Estuary.

Supporters of assisted dying could seek to bypass opposition in the Lords using a rare parliamentary procedure to get the Bill on the statute books. Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament ...

Household water bills across England and Wales will rise by an average of 5.4% from April, the industry has confirmed. The increase – which equates to £33 a year for the average household – is two ...

Strokes in the UK will rise by almost 42% without concerted action to reduce people’s risk, a leading charity has warned. New estimates released by the Stroke Association suggest that there will be ...

A deal new will provide for joint UK-Chinese law enforcement operations aimed at preventing gangs smuggling people across the Channel.

Traffic control has reported a three-vehicle crash on the A131 resulting in the road being closed in both directions. The incident, reported at 7.46pm, has occurred between the A120 Marks Farm ...