Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25 lower than in June.

A baby whose remains were found in a field was a newborn girl who has been named Ava, police have said. The infant was found by a dog walker near Ashtons Field in Salford, Greater Manchester, on ...

Scottish Borders Council has “multiple posts” available as its seeks to bolster its bin collection team following a series of service failures.

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in a call on Thursday.

The landslides happened after heavy rains on Wednesday night in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, where such incidents are common. Local officials said an excavator would be ...

Of the six border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, two remain functional after Israeli airstrikes forced the others shut.

A man who admitted a drug-driving offence has been banned from the road for one year at Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Adam Peaty has a nagging feeling of unfinished Olympic business but is unsure about climbing the “Mount Everest” needed to challenge in Los Angeles. Peaty will turn 30 next month and is currently ...

The Government said it will move to a fairer system of allocating money as it published the local government financial settlement for next year.

A staunch Kremlin critic described as “Putin’s number one enemy” said the “struggle is just beginning” as he was knighted at Buckingham Palace. Sir William “Bill” Browder was knighted in the King’s ...

Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef and is committed to fully co-operating throughout the process, Banijay UK said (Andrew Matthews/PA) ...