Leo recalled that the August 15 feast day dedicated to the Virgin Mary was declared a dogma by Pope Pius XII at the height of the Second World War.

Rev. James Haram, of Dumbarton, put his traumatised victims through ordeals branded "truly awful" by a judge. This included the 51-year-old raping the woman. The youngsters who were preyed upon were ...

Row4MND is aiming to raise £57 million for research into motor neurone disease with a series of four epic rows over four years.

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies will never be forgotten.

Despite being hot favourite to retain her European championship title in September, event rider Ros Canter will not be competing for ...

Bold plans to save one of Scotland’s most famous TV studios have been unveiled after the BBC announced they would close the facility following ...

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that ‘Nazi fascists’ should have their ...

The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

Parts of England will swelter through temperatures of up to 30C on Friday as firefighters grapple with a lack of resources amid the heatwave. The Met Office forecast patchy cloud across the north with ...

Green leadership hopefuls have vowed to take their party into a fight against Labour, as the two camps enter the final fortnight of their campaigns.

A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict. Reg Draper was a stores ...

The US president raised the prospect of European leaders being invited to a second meeting if the Alaska summit is successful.