Ships from all over the world, many with their masts and rigging decorated with flags, sailed from the North Sea coastal town of IJmuiden on an hours-long journey up the North Sea Canal and into ...

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32 ...

MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images, prompting his suspension from Scottish Labour. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on Tuesday and is due ...

Geoff Aberdein, who worked for former first minister Alex Salmond, hit out at his successor over comments made in her newly published memoirs.

A former priest who was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service has been found guilty of sexual offences against nine women. Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was the ...

The official said 50,000 reservists will be called up in the coming month, nearly doubling the number of active reservists to ...

Waitrose has issued a warning to shoppers following a recall of one of its products. The supermarket chain has recalled its Waitrose & Partners Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta from shelves in its Scottish ...

Australian home affairs minister Tony Burke further inflamed Israel’s anger by cancelling the visa of far-right politician ...

Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.

The health service has launched a personalised “blood matching” test for people with rare conditions who require regular blood transfusions. The move will allow donor blood to be matched to these ...

According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is ...

Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.