Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out about how independence could allow a ‘different policy approach’ on energy.

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp meanwhile urged the Government to adopt inquiry rules which would examine the ethnicity of perpetrators.

Storm Bram will lead to strong winds and heavy rain in the UK later on Monday and throughout Tuesday, forecasters have warned. Named by Met Eireann, which is Ireland’s equivalent of the Met Office, ...

The sentencing of actor John Alford for sexually assaulting two teenage girls during a party at a friend's home in Hertfordshire has been ...

Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts ...

The suite at the London Colney-based museum - which includes a learning centre, kitchen and mezzanine overlooking one of the display hangers - is named in honour of John Cunningham, who was one of the ...

Since January, Santander has recorded £49,846.32 reported as being stolen by beauty scammers, with an average loss of £227. Fraudsters are turning to social media and private messaging apps to lure ...

Status orange wind warnings have been announced for 11 counties in the Republic of Ireland, with the entire island facing other weather advisories.

A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry.

A fire at a house in Co Offaly in which two people died was “designed to kill inhabitants”, the Irish justice minister has said. A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman ...

A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing football star Son Heung-min, a South Korean court said. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million ...

More signalling issues in central London this morning, December 8, have led to disruptions across the Thameslink network in Hertfordshire ...