Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two ...

The Scottish Government has provided £3 million to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary announced. The events will receive a share of the £2.8 million Festivals Expo Fund, and Festivals Edinburgh will ...

Dame Esther Rantzen said peers should scrutinise but not oppose the legislation, which cleared the Commons on Friday.

Water is being pumped from Mike Lynch’s superyacht as it was seen upright on the surface for the first time since it sank off the coast of Sicily. Seven people died when the Bayesian sank off the ...

While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of darkness.

Thousands of people watched the sunrise over Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, signifying the end of spring. Those who gathered for the spectacle on Saturday at the neolithic monument in ...

A new weight loss medication, which can be offered by injection or tablet, can help patients lose a significant amount weight, studies suggest. An early study have found that people who received ...

Cheriff Tall and Abayomi ‘Junior’ Ajose were killed in a car park in the middle of a block of flats in Moss Side, Manchester.

More than half of holidaymakers said they will budget more for their next holiday due to increased costs, Post Office Travel Money said.

Opponents of assisted dying have urged the House of Lords to give Kim Leadbeater’s Bill “the scrutiny that it needs” after MPs narrowly backed the legislation. Ms Leadbeater’s Bill passed what could ...

The situation in the Middle East is “perilous”, the Foreign Secretary said as he urged Iran to negotiate with the US. David Lammy flew from Washington to Geneva on Friday to meet Iranian foreign ...

Scattered thunderstorms are set to mix with continued high temperatures on Saturday with up to 34C possible in some areas. A yellow thunderstorm weather warning covering all of northern England, from ...