Measles is spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. A person is infectious from when they first have symptoms (around four days before the rash appears) until four days after they ...

A yellow snow warning is in force in part of the UK as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas. A series of warnings have expired throughout the weekend, but a new snow warning is in force covering ...

The 19-year-old tabby, officially known as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, often appears outside the Prime Minister’s door.

A transgender doctor who was involved in a nurse’s high-profile employment tribunal claim against her employer has left the health board concerned. Dr Beth Upton left NHS Fife at the end of December, ...

A FORMER Borders telephone exchange is set to make the switch to a holiday home. An application has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for the change of use of the property, at Cumledge Mills ...

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilisational erasure”, pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.

The Scottish Labour leader was pressed on whether his own position has been weakened by the events of this week.

Yvette Cooper has defended her decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group, after the High Court ruled the move was unlawful and “disproportionate”. Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, ...

Yvette Cooper also shrugged off suggestions it was weak for the PM to attack his domestic political opponents during a major international speech.

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said on Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war.

As Alain Baxter crossed the line for Britain's first ever Olympic alpine skiing medal at Salt Lake City 2002, it lit a flame inside of ...

The UK and four European allies have pinned the blame for the Russian opposition leader’s death on the Russian state.