Around one in 30 used cars bought in the UK during the first three months of the year were electric, new figures show. Some 65,850 battery electric cars changed hands between January and March, the ...

A detective inspector was assigned to lead the investigation, despite criminal damage usually being categorised as a more minor crime. Indeed, when the case came to trial, the Crown Prosecution ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, is celebrating his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinals elected the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost to succeed ...

The death of a British bomb disposal expert who was killed while clearing landmines has prompted an “emotional” outpouring from communities in Ukraine, his friend and colleague has said.

HALF of Scotland's rivers have been moved to Alert status for water scarcity. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its latest water situation report. The report reflects the ...

The King has joined world and religious leaders in congratulating the new Pope Leo XIV on the pontiff’s first full day as leader of the Catholic Church. The first ever American pontiff’s election has ...

Scientists have captured footage of the reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous snail from New Zealand for the first time, shedding light on a process once shrouded in mystery. Images show the ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have attended the event alongside Vladimir Putin.

The contract, awarded by ScottishPower Renewables to Ecocel, has enabled the company to expand and hire 10 additional staff. Ecocel will manage the parts and supply for the installation of the Gamesa ...

A Kilwinning schoolgirl is set to represent North Ayrshire at the final of a national joke-telling competition.

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remained in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

A survivor of the Nottingham attacks has told how she wishes the killer had taken her instead of the two young students who “had their lives ahead of them”. Sharon Miller was walking to work on the ...