The hard-charging conservative became one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq.

One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest figure on record outside the pandemic, figures show.

Ukrainian long-range drones have attacked an industrial plant around 800 miles inside Russia. The attack came as Ukraine’s army remained locked in an intense battle to hold back a Russian push on the ...

“Predatory and controlling” former police officer David Carrick sexually abused a girl and a woman in a “pattern” of offending spanning many years, a court has heard. Carrick, 50, is accused of ...

Rachel Reeves put the country on notice that tax rises are coming in her Budget, saying “each of us must do our bit”. The Chancellor declined to recommit to Labour’s manifesto commitments not to raise ...

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is facing an unprecedented financial challenge - and is relying on "an overly optimistic savings plans that may not ...

Protesters are set to face jail for demonstrating outside the homes of MPs and other politicians under a new law aimed at tackling harassment of public office holders. Activists could be imprisoned ...

Ferry sailings between Ardrossan Harbour and Brodick remain cancelled today due to a tech problem with MV Isles.

Generally speaking, you are only allowed to set fireworks off in Scotland between the hours of 6pm and 11pm. However, there are some exceptions to these times, with firework displays allowed until ...

A new buzzword is hopping through HR and corporate circles: the ‘office frog’. The term has been coined to describe younger employees – particularly those of Gen Z – who move frequently from one job ...

Scientists assessed the feasibility of injecting particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth to help growing conditions for ‘luxury’ crops.

This equates to around 5.4 million vapers and 4.9 million smokers, the ONS figures suggest. David Mais, from the ONS, said: “Interestingly, our 2024 data show that, for the first time, the number of ...