The former Real Madrid and Brazil full-back wrote on Instagram that he did not suffer a heart attack and the procedure was ‘preventative’.

A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left a number of people dead and injured during new year celebrations, police have said. The incident occurred at around 1.30am local time on Thursday in Le ...

Millions of people around the world have welcomed in the New Year. From Beijing to Copacabana Beach, fireworks lit up the night sky to herald the arrival of 2026 - and the departure of 2025. Here's a ...

The five-minute display in Auckland involved 3,500 fireworks launched from various floors of the 787ft Sky Tower.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for heavy snow showers that could bring disruption in parts of the Highlands and north-east Scotland between midday on Friday and midday on Saturday.

Here, we suggest five mood-boosting Scottish walks to start the year off on the right foot, all packed with cheering views to help beat the creep ...

If you have never heard of the author, there’s a reason: as revealed at this year’s Bloody Scotland crime writing festival in September, Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for a collaborative project by ...

Two hill walkers who were ill-equipped to deal with the harsh weather conditions have been rescued from the Cairngorms. The Cairngorms Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist the walkers at 8.45pm ...

In November, the 10th secretary general of Nato warned that this country was in grave danger thanks to the threats posed by a wide range ...

Reform UK can save the SNP for a while. But what comes after it? Well, it won’t be Alba. That’s for voters who drift in and out of political parties that may have fringe elements. Currently most of ...

From the haunting faces of children in Gaza to moments of resilience and hope, picture editor Craig Alexander tells how these images tell the ...

I was recently driving through the late-autumn countryside of Pennsylvania on my way up to New England. The two-lane road stretching ahead ...