Dozens of schools are shut and people are facing travel disruption as high winds sweep Scotland, with warnings of 70mph gusts ...

US rapper Macklemore made a passionate speech about how “music gives people a place to resist and come together” as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour in Dublin. The 43-year-old – real name ...

Police appeal for help to find missing 13-year-old Franky from Basildon, last seen October 25. He has links to Brighton and Eastbourne. Call 101.

Downing Street has hinted that Harry Kane could be in the running for a knighthood after the “extraordinary achievement” of winning the Ballon d’Or. The England and Bayern Munich player became the ...

Pam Kaur, the banking group’s chief financial officer, said there was ‘no pressure’ on the bank despite facing the prospect of higher costs.

The footballer apologised for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator.

Channel 4 reportedly axes Renovation Rescue, backed by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, amid UK broadcasters’ rethink of home makeover shows.

A phase of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry which will include looking at grooming gangs and the exploitation of children in care will begin public hearings in December, it has been announced.

Royal Mail's Christmas 2026 last posting dates for UK services, Parcelforce and BFPO, plus advice for sending items abroad.

The continued winds could hamper recovery efforts in some places, after Storm Boelo pummelled the north of the UK.

Former PC Rebecca Brennan is alleged to have committed gross misconduct after she was convicted of assault by beating while off duty.

Olly Murs will headline Southend’s Lazydays Festival at Priory Park on July 25, 2027, joining Dizzee Rascal and Kaiser Chiefs for an Essex homecoming.