Pakistan’s defence minister has said his country considers itself in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan in the worst escalation of violence since a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in October.

Frightened Rabbit drummer from Selkirk, launches Ubhal Cider Gathering in Edinburgh, spotlighting craft cider and independent ...

A toy firm will bag £20 million after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business and its intellectual property to ...

He cautioned against using the party’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton Westminster by-election to forecast the outcome of the May 7 poll ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster was defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. The Metropolitan ...

A white British man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after reports suggested a suspect entered a mosque armed with an axe during Ramadan prayers. Darren Connor, 55, is also ...

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has discontinued his High Court claim against the BBC and will not receive damages, the corporation has said. Mr Wallace sued the BBC and BBC Studios ...

The statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster has been defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. Other phrases including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free ...

AROUND 30 delegates from the Republic of Ireland touched down in the Borders last week to take inspiration from a village’s place plan.

Sir Keir Starmer is under intense pressure to shift Labour to the left after the Green Party secured a historic by-election victory in Gorton and Denton. Labour suffered a humiliating result, trailing ...