Elon the musk turtle – also known as the stinkpot turtle – has been rehomed by the RSPCA after being looked after for 1,579 ...

US President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing on Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest ...

Sainsbury’s told shareholders it is on track to increase its profits for the year, in line with previous targets.

Eleven councils have so far asked to postpone elections this year, ahead of the biggest reorganisation of local government in decades, it is understood. Local authorities have until Friday to request ...

Ireland is clear of weather warnings after a cold snap that saw tens of thousands cut off from power and water. The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for several days ...

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

Professor Alexis Jay will appear before the Commons Home Affairs Committee on January 21 alongside the inquiry’s secretary, John O’Brien.

Kurt Morton, 39, drove in a rally of dozens of tractors on Friday morning to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers.

The company, which owns energy supplier British Gas, said the UK now has less than a week’s worth of demand for gas in store.

American actor and TV host RuPaul Charles opened RuPaul’s DragCon UK event by paying tribute to fellow drag queen The Vivienne as someone with a passion for “love and life”. James Lee Williams won the ...

The opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug problem, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking as ...