The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country. They must first be sorted before counting formally begins, in a process which could last days because of Ireland’s ...

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory will reopen on the banks of the Clatteringshaws Loch in Galloway Forest Park in late 2026. Previously located near to Loch Doon, the site, within Scotland’s only ...

Brook top-scored with 171 as the tourists ran up 499 on day three at Hagley Oval, but Woakes delivered the killer blow.

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi as defended the organisation after the report by MPs and peers.

Without naming Mr Georgescu, who declared zero campaign spending, Romania’s top defence body said on Thursday that “a presidential candidate benefited from massive exposure due to preferential ...

England flexed their muscles with bat and ball as they built a commanding lead over New Zealand on day three of the first Test in Christchurch. The tourists turned an overnight deficit of 29 into a ...

Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in Parliament.

A Russia military delegation arrived in North Korea as international concerns about the two countries’ expanding co-operation ...

The service will be conducted by the Reverend George Whyte, with readings and tributes from Mr Salmond’s lifelong friend and Alba Party acting leader Kenny MacAskill, long-time political ally Fergus ...

The funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley is set to take place after a two-day “final tour” of the cities she loved. Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for ...