Sir Keir Starmer has stared down calls for the United Kingdom to pay reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, insisting the Commonwealth should instead be “facing forward” ...

A TILLICOULTRY man was found to have an offensive weapon and a stash of drugs when he was searched by police. Robert Jackson, 25, of Westbourne Avenue, appeared at Alloa Sheriff Court. He admitted ...

A number of searches have been carried out in the Republic of Ireland and Spain as part of an investigation into transnational organised crime. Irish police said a crime gang is suspected to be ...

Michelle O’Neill has said she is confident she can continue to lead in the office of First Minister during a heated session of her Stormont scrutiny committee. Ms O’Neill told MLAs that she believed ...

Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan will not start until at least next year, and his lawyer plans to hire a private investigator to look into a new allegation against the ...

Australia-born Tuipulotu will captain Scotland for next month’s Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia.

Farhad Mohammad, 46, from Colchester, was found guilty of two charges of funding terrorism by making money transfers for nephew Idris Usman in Syria.

Hor Vichet, a zookeeper at the non-profit Fauna and Flora breeding centre for the critically endangered reptiles in Cambodia’s Phnom Tamao, is on hand to help the youngsters break their shells. “It’s ...

Micky van de Ven is determined to end Tottenham’s trophy drought and achieve “beautiful things” at the club. Spurs continue their Europa League campaign on Thursday with a home fixture against Dutch ...

A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

Caelan Doris will captain Ireland in an Autumn Nations Series that begins against New Zealand on November 8. Back-row forward Doris led Ireland to a Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy earlier ...

THE lights at Edinburgh Castle will be switching off for the first time in five years tonight and for a very important reason. The impressive fortress, which has long been an iconic symbol for the ...