Elon the musk turtle – also known as the stinkpot turtle – has been rehomed by the RSPCA after being looked after for 1,579 ...

Overnight temperatures fell as low as minus 14C in Altanharra, northern Scotland, according to the Met Office.

The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other ...

It is particularly worrying that so much excessive speeding observed by drivers appears to take place on 20mph and 30mph roads as this is where the greatest number of vulnerable road users, such as ...

Police are investigating a sighting of another two lynx in the Highlands. Police received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am on Friday.

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens says his party is yet to make a “final decision” on whether to support the Scottish Budget, and still regrets the end of the powersharing deal with the SNP.

A Cabinet minister has insisted there is no need to be worried about rising Government borrowing costs after yields on UK bonds surged to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.

Jordan Slew is “made up” for Morecambe fans that they can watch their team try to spring an FA Cup third-round upset at Chelsea this weekend after being denied the trip four years ago.

US President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing on Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the ...

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability, also said firms might respond to the tax rises by cutting staff or ...

A cold snap which saw tens of thousands without power or water is coming to an end, the Irish national weather agency said. The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for ...

Council leaders in Leicestershire and Rutland are urging the Government to “wake up” and release cash after severe flooding displaced hundreds of people from their homes. Local leaders signed a joint ...