Hundreds of swimmers dashed and danced into the sea for a charity dip at Helen’s Bay in Co Down on Wednesday. This year’s Santa Splash started with carol singing and bell ringing before a warm-up ...

Avon and Somerset Police said ‘no further action’ will be taken following an investigation into comments made during the punk ...

Farmers currently do not pay inheritance tax on agricultural and business assets which they pass on. Under Labour’s initial proposal, the full 100% relief was to be restricted to the first £1 million ...

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The Stornoway to Ullapool ferry sails by as Gordon Wink checks the lights on the fishing creel Christmas tree he helped to design and build on the harbour-side in Ullapool, Wester Ross. The 30ft tree, ...

West Dunbartonshire Council invites tenants to give feedback on proposed housing allocation policy changes via online survey.

A campaign group which won a landmark Supreme Court fight against the Scottish Government fears ministers are “trying to run us out of cash” ahead of a second high-profile legal action.

The men, both aged 30, were arrested as part of Operation Venetic – a Europe-wide effort to identify and dismantle organised crime groups.

Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged that many are “still struggling with the cost of living” in a Christmas message that noted “hardship can feel even more acute” over the festive period. The Prime ...

US TV host and cook book author Martha Stewart has become a minority owner of Swansea City AFC. The lifestyle and homemaking expert, 84, joins rapper Snoop Dogg and Croatian footballer Luka Modric as ...

Brisk winds picking up from Christmas Eve will make the weather feel close to freezing for much of the country, the Met Office said.

The abbey’s Lady Chapel is the location of Charles’ broadcast, a late medieval construction built for Henry VII.