Legislation which would see abortion decriminalised for women terminating their own pregnancies has cleared the Commons. MPs voted 312 to 95, majority 207 to approve the Crime and Policing Bill at ...

President Donald Trump would not say whether he has decided to order a US strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. “I may do it, I may not ...

Broadcaster Baroness Hazarika, who was previously a political adviser to former prime minister Gordon Brown, Baroness Harman and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, also called for a two-year time limit on ...

Tougher sentences for violent offenders who hurt people based on their sexuality would mark a “vital step forward”, a Labour MP has said. Jacob Collier called for new aggravated offences as part of ...

The chart-topping singer said she would have been happy to write just one hit record when she started in the business.

The campaign group found clothes thrown away by British consumers on the internationally important wetland outside the capital Accra.

The Scottish Borders Rape Crisis Centre (SBRCC), marked its anniversary with an event at Tweed Horizons, bringing together survivors, supporters, community partners, and national and local leaders.

PEEBLESSHIRE forest researcher is among the Borderers to have their achievements recognised in the King’s Birthday list.

The winning ticket in the 250 million euro EuroMillions jackpot was sold in Munster, the National Lottery has confirmed. A spokesperson said on Wednesday that the ticket was bought in a retail store.

A STAR from the hit sitcom Still Game is heading to the Borders for a special one-night-only show. Gavin Mitchell, best known for his role as Boaby the Barman in the long-running Scottish comedy, will ...

Israeli warplanes have pounded Iran’s capital overnight, hitting a facility used to make uranium centrifuges and another that ...

Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign ...