A MAN caught staggering through Irvine town centre with a screwdriver hidden in his sock has been given an unpaid work order. Alexander English pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive ...

High street lender TSB has revealed a jump in profits for the past year, despite facing a “challenging mortgage market”. The Spanish-owned bank recorded a pre-tax profit of £290.4 million for 2024, up ...

Hayley Tomlinson has created realistic coasters of biscuits including Jammie Dodgers, Party Rings and Jaffa Cakes.

Affordability is still a challenge for many would-be buyers, but the market’s resilience is noteworthy, Halifax said.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh met the two per cent of young Nepalis who passed the gruelling selection process to join the Brigade of Gurkhas.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court following The Hague’s investigations into Israel, a close American ally, during its war ...

AN ex-military thug who threatened to "delete" a woman using a bullet or a knife has been sentenced. Jonathon van Heddigem pleaded guilty to a range of charges and appeared for sentencing at ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of gold, ...

The US Senate has confirmed Russell Vought as budget director for the White House, putting an official who has worked to expand the powers of US President Donald Trump into one of the most influential ...

Los Angeles County prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of ASAP Rocky. The multi-million record-selling rapper is charged with firing a gun at a former friend on the streets of Hollywood in ...

Zia Yusuf also told the BBC he does ‘understand’ concerns people may have over the prospect of the party taking a donation from Elon Musk.

Meanwhile, The Guardian and the Daily Express say the grim news is a fresh blow to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, who is already under pressure to revive public confidence in her ability ...