First Minister John Swinney has chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) after homes were evacuated amid a wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park. People in the Nethy ...

Police received a report that a black Seat Cupra had come off the road after colliding with a lamppost on Liverpool Road in ...

Drones carrying explosives have targeted a city in northern Iraq where US forces are stationed and sirens rang out in Bahrain ...

WHEN Hollie Massey arrived at her school prom in the sidecar of her grandad's vintage scooter, she turned heads for all the ...

Halton Borough Council has announced a temporary prohibition of traffic on Simonside, Widnes, which is set to come into effect on August 4. The restrictions are expected to remain in place for a ...

Firefighters will continue tackling a large industrial unit blaze in Essex into the weekend after a major incident was declared and residents were evacuated. Fire crews were called to the blaze on ...

Mr Burnham entered Downing Street as Prime Minister for the first time this week, pledging to lead a ‘cost-of-living Government’.

Large forest fires burned out of control in south-western France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate an estimated 200,000 people from their homes. Dozens of firefighters ...

A major incident was declared and residents evacuated after fertiliser exploded during a blaze which engulfed industrial units and a field in Essex. Fire crews were called to the blaze on Southend ...

Five police officers who were injured in a boat crash in central London were responding to a report of a “person in the water”, the Metropolitan Police has said. A boat from the force’s marine ...

A 25-year-old law student has been granted bail after appearing before court in the Republic of Ireland charged with possession of explosives.