The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can ...

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said £6 billion a year would go to repairing hospitals and £3 billion to schools and colleges.

Tributes have been paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. Since 1981, the ...

Former Ayr United star George Stanger has moved down the A77 to join new Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell at Rugby Park.

A terminally ill Christian preacher has criticised the “nonsensical” religious argument against assisted dying that suffering must be part of life, as Dame Esther Rantzen urged MPs to pass a Bill she ...

Corporation tax accounts for nearly half of Britain’s £46.8 billion tax gap amid a rise in non-compliance from small businesses, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs.

An amber heat-health alert has been issued for all regions in England as the UK could record a new high for the warmest day of the year on Thursday. Eastern parts of Wales, the Midlands and the ...

The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis.

Friday will be the first time the Bill has been debated and voted on in its entirety since last year’s historic yes vote.

Five beaver kits have been born in Cairngorms National Park for the second year in a row – after a 400-year hiatus. The kits have been captured on camera at two separate sites in the park, in the ...