The former prime minister urged the new Government to ‘look again’ at sanctioning ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers.

A DJ who confessed to rape on a YouTube video before attempting to launch a career as a “forgiveness” guru has been jailed for six years. Craig Strachan, 33, denied his crime during a trial at the ...

The King’s long-standing youth charity in the UK will formally operate under its new name from Tuesday. Charles set up the ...

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tirana has turned down many requests from other EU countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers.

The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said the man was rescued by a fishing vessel off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Here, the PA news agency looks at what national insurance is and what an increase could mean for businesses and the economy.

The latest drop in wage growth, to its lowest level for more than two years, is seen as easing those concerns and giving Bank policymakers more room to cut rates. So while lower wage growth may mean ...

Ireland’s deputy premier has said that an opinion from the UN’s top court “changes the context” around the Occupied Territories Bill. The government said previously that legal advice from Attorneys ...

A Cumnock woman who punched her sister who featured in BBC series The Scheme was given a slap on the wrist by a sheriff after both were said to ...

Electricity issues in the area have been resolved following a power cut during the night, according to SP Energy Networks.

THE candidates for next month’s East Ayrshire Council by-elections have been revealed. Voting will take place to find a new Doon Valley councillor, as well as a new Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ...

The union Unison has targeted the two-week strike at the constituency of Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney.