Scotland’s first-ever visitor levy has been approved by councillors in Edinburgh. Members of Edinburgh city council agreed the plans, which will bring in the charge on those staying in overnight ...

A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire early on Friday afternoon – the strongest gust so far in the UK during Storm Eowyn, the Met Office said. Trains have been suspended ...

Oldham Athletic have signed versatile midfielder Matt Worthington until the end of the season, following his release from Yeovil Town. The 27-year-old arrives at Boundary Park on a free transfer, ...

It happened during a student-led strike which shut down businesses and drew tens of thousands of people to demonstrations around the country.

Footage has been released showing the shocking moment an Oldham police officer had to approach and tackle a knifeman in the street in the ...

Bloomberg News reported on Friday that the drinks giant is also reviewing the future of its 34 stake in Moet Hennessy.

ESB Networks in Ireland and NIE Networks say they expect significant further outages as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the island.

Farmers are stepping up their campaign against the government’s controversial inheritance tax reforms, with a series of protests across the country on Saturday. The National Farmers Union (NFU) warned ...

Deveca Rose was in Sainsbury’s when her two sets of twins, aged three and four, became trapped in a blaze at the family home.

Aston Villa interim boss Shaun Goater insisted his side will approach Saturday’s Women’s Super League meeting against Manchester City “with caution”. Back-to-back WSL losses leave City just outside of ...

More than 280,000 homes and businesses are without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Eowyn battered the region. Hundreds of trees came down during the storm, damaging properties and blocking roads ...

MPs have claimed “the under-representation of female athletes in such products undermines efforts to promote gender equality in sports.” ...