First Minister John Swinney and former prime minister Gordon Brown are in attendance at the service at St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital.

The funeral of comedian Janey Godley is taking place in Glasgow, with former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon among the mourners. The service is being held at at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow ...

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi has defended the organisation after the report by MPs and peers.

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that about 200 people were at the protest, where a minority of those involved became aggressive.

The boxes holding the ballots were opened at 9am at count centres across the country. They must first be sorted before counting formally begins, in a process which could last days because of Ireland’s ...

Experts trained Ivor, a six-year-old cocker spaniel Labrador cross, to identify the highly destructive pathogen phytophthora ...

The shock offensive sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.

Syria’s state media said projectiles from insurgents landed in the student accommodation at Aleppo’s university, killing four ...

The King’s Foundation welcomed the six dogs, who helped showcase a new furniture project using recycled royal curtains.

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in Parliament.