Robert Bush, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, gave grieving families the wrong ashes while their loved ones’ bodies were left at ...

Emergency services are braced for further wildfires as the UK’s fourth heatwave looms. At the height of the third heatwave, in mid-July, firefighters were battling 19 significant wildfires ...

Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a manhunt that lasted nearly 24 hours.

The Ukrainian president will be the first international leader to visit the UK since Andy Burnham took office.

Outlander star Sam Heughan has said actors on the programme were “perhaps forced” into filming nude scenes. Speaking during an on-stage conversation with fellow Scottish actor Alan Cumming, Heughan ...

The water supply has returned to the majority of Gatwick Airport after passengers spent hours without access to working toilets and bars and restaurants were closed.

A “significant investigation” to catch those taking part in violence in Glasgow at the weekend is under way, Police Scotland said. The force said the disorder on Saturday was “nothing short of a ...

A raging wildfire in southwest France led to the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight on Sunday, taking the total forced out ...

He had a rare gift for drawing out a guest with deep curiosity and genuine warmth,’ broadcaster William Crawley said.

Scottish Justice Secretary Neil Gray has said the Scottish Government is “not expecting to be able to get additional support from the UK military” to help fight the large wildfire in the Cairngorms ...

The Duchess of Sussex described her husband as a “charmer” after he made a surprise video call during her appearance on MasterChef Australia. Meghan appeared as a guest judge on the 18th season of the ...

A van ramming and stabbing near Berlin’s pride festival that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany’s interior minister said ...