The National Trust’s annual round up of the year shows the impacts of climate-fuelled extremes on landscapes and wildlife.

At least four people have been killed in clashes on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and ...

Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two ...

The initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years has been held, under the supervision of its military ...

Posts have emerged dating back to 2010 in which the activist appears to call for violence towards Zionists and the police.

The Scottish Labour leader said he is certain his loyalty, his ‘identity’ and his ‘belonging and commitment to Scotland’ will be questioned.

Opposition parties at Westminster all said their main priority for the coming year were the local and devolved elections in May.

Irish officials urged that the matter be raised with British officials in ‘strong terms’ with British authorities.

More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the UK this year, according to the latest data. Among the most active regions were Perthshire and the western Highlands in Scotland, southern parts of ...

A report into a riot by English spectators at a football match between England and Ireland in Dublin in 1995 found pre-game safety decisions and information was “not clearly understood”, according to ...

A raft of major UK retail and hospitality brand shut down stores across the UK this year, amid pressure on consumer finances and rising costs.

The earliest known coin minted in Scotland – almost 900 years ago – has been acquired for the nation after it was found by a metal detectorist.