The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned a ‘very high to extreme’ risk of wildfire remains in place across Scotland until Monday.

Activity in the UK’s services sector grew at the fastest rate for seven months in March, with businesses “finding their feet” after being hit by tax hikes in the autumn budget, a new survey shows.

Visibility when a container ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea last month was “patchy”, an investigation has found. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) noted in a preliminary report ...

Reece Galbraith, 33, changed his plea to guilty at Newcastle Crown Court following the huge blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

The Scottish Deputy First Minister said the UK Government should ‘recognise the potential opportunities of a trade agreement with the US’.

But responses were measured, highlighting a lack of appetite among key trading partners for an outright trade war with the world’s biggest economy.

Former England Sevens international and current Gladiator star Jodie Ounsley has backed England’s Red Roses to complete the Six Nations-World ...