A rare severe flood warning of “danger to life” has been issued for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as a heavy downpour of rain is expected to burst riverbanks. Aviemore and nearby areas in the ...

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures around the world, almost 200 years ago. Scientists from the University of St ...

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by Islamist rebels.

The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities in recent days.

Jewellery worth more than £10 million as well as designer handbags worth £150,000 have been stolen from a house in Primrose Hill in London. A white man aged in his late 20s to 30s broke into a house ...

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding. James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby ...

Daniel Bartlam was 14 when he killed his mother Jacqueline in a hammer attack before burning her body in April 2011.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party and fireworks display have been cancelled due to bad weather. The events were cancelled by organisers UniqueAssembly after Met Office yellow weather warnings for most ...

A weather warning of heavy rain has been upgraded to amber for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as the street party and fireworks at Edinburgh’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were cancelled. The ...

The court issued a written opinion upholding the five million-dollar award that the Manhattan jury granted to E Jean Carroll.

Britain’s coastline saw spectacular waves, packed beaches and some more unusual sights throughout 2024. Here are some of the most dramatic and colourful sea or sand-related snaps captured by the PA ...

The ferry company Stena Line, which owns the port in Anglesey, North Wales, confirmed it would reopen the Terminal 5 berth.