A Scottish schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia is one of five youngsters chosen as the inspiration for a poem about ...

A patient in the UK has received a new therapy for Huntington’s disease, which experts hope could slow progression of the fatal illness. Huntington’s is an inherited condition that is caused by a ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away – okay, it was Edinburgh, but it really was back in the day – I worked for an organisation which suddenly had an immediate need to provide vast amounts of ...

Alex Salmond’s memorial service was a thoroughly fitting tribute to the man who led Scotland to the brink of independence​.

Isaac Brown was stabbed in the chest after a confrontation involving Reehan Nezir, 18, and a 14-year-old boy in West Bromwich ...

A court in Vietnam has upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life ...

Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who made history on Strictly Come Dancing as the show’s first deaf contestant, is to receive a royal honour at Windsor Castle. The former EastEnders actress will be honoured ...

The Prime Minister will host the leader of Qatar, a country he has previously criticised over its human rights record.

Operator EDF said it would keep the sites open for longer to help maintain electricity supply over the coming years.

The National Audit Office (NAO) said current expansion plans are “insufficient to meet future demand” amid a projected shortage of 12,400 prison places by the end of 2027, with costs expected to be at ...

The RAC has said the prices of petrol and diesel this Christmas are set to be the cheapest for drivers since the coronavirus pandemic.

A city in Scotland has been named one of the happiest places to live in the whole of the UK. The annual study from Rightmove, which is in its 13th year, named Stirling the happiest place in Scotland ...