First Minister John Swinney has chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) after homes were ...

AN RNLI volunteer crew member rescued an adult and two children from a dangerous rip current after spotting them being swept ...

I WAS honoured to be re-appointed to the position of Secretary of State in Andy Burnham’s new Cabinet.

Drones carrying explosives have targeted a city in northern Iraq where US forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain ...

AN 85-YEAR-OLD woman has died after being hit by a car outside the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The incident took place at ...

Families are being invited to a hands-on day of gardening and water play at Cuthill Community Garden in Prestonpans this ...

Fatou Baldeh MBE awarded honorary degree by Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, for global human rights work and anti-FGM ...

R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray over a “vicious and unprovoked” bottle attack at a central London club.

Celebrate Growing Matters’ Open Day at Gilmerton Walled Garden, East Lothian, on August 23. Enjoy local produce, crafts, family activities ...

A MOTORIST who led police on a high-speed chase just weeks after being caught driving while more than double the limit for cannabis has been ...

Firefighters will continue tackling a large industrial unit blaze in Essex into the weekend after a major incident was ...