South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92.

The hottest June temperature recorded in the UK is 35.6C, which was reached in Mayflower Park in Southampton on June 28 1976. The same temperature was also measured in Camden Square in north London on ...

THIS week's winner of the Dunfermline Press Scoop competition, kindly sponsored by Stephens Bakery, is Susan Russell, pictured inside Stephens ...

The owners of a Dalgety Bay takeaway have hit out at “fake news and “baseless rumours” after social media reports falsely claimed that immigration officers attended the premises. Spice of India sits ...

Violence remained “excessively high” across the prison estate last year driven by overcrowding, inadequate mental health support and a surge in drug use, an independent watchdog has warned.

Soroka Medical Centre in the southern city of Beersheba provides services to around one million residents in the south of Israel.

The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can ...

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said £6 billion a year would go to repairing hospitals and £3 billion to schools and colleges.

"A small group of children in his class recently climbed up a mountain, but he wasn’t chosen so he felt left out." ...

Tributes have been paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. Since 1981, the ...