Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the yacht sank on August 19.

The online encyclopaedia says the new safety rules could threaten its approach to presenting neutral and reliable information.

Safari park staff are “absolutely thrilled” to have welcomed two newly hatched penguin chicks into the world. Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling said the Humboldt penguins hatched in April, after ...

April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial ...

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people, but the human population is catching up, according to official figures. The vast number of sheep in New Zealand ...

John Swinney is the “best politician in Scotland”, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has insisted, as he dismissed speculation over his own leadership ambitions. The MP is to stand for Holyrood in ...

Labour was warned there was a “real and present danger” its policies on oil and gas could be “catastrophic” for the industry ahead of last year’s general election, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn ...

Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.

Irish film star Barry Keoghan has said he met Sir Ringo Starr to study him ahead of the new Beatles films. Saltburn actor Keoghan, 32, has been cast to play the drummer in a collection of new biopics ...

US President Donald Trump teased the announcement of a trade deal with ‘highly respected country’ on social media on Wednesday evening.

Russia announced a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with celebrations in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer has said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false”. Lawyer Christopher Frost said in a statement ...