Culture can help to “make sense of this increasingly dangerous, angry and uncertain world”, First Minister John Swinney will say in a speech on Thursday highlighting Scotland’s creative industries.

The family of a woman who was found dead in a house in West Yorkshire have paid tribute to a “gorgeous daughter and sister” as the man accused of murdering her appeared in court for the first time.

Scientists will compare incoming and outgoing radar signals as the spacecraft passes over the same locations twice every 12 days.

The president said India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, which he said has enabled the war in Ukraine.

Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, two MPs who are standing to be co-leader, say their opponent could risk recent gains made by the party.

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County Hospital on July 24 2024, after declining the treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Met Office is to provide weather forecasting services for the BBC again, the broadcaster has announced. The state-owned forecaster lost the BBC contract to another provider, MeteoGroup, in 2016.

Sharon Osbourne was visibly emotional as fans shouted “Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy” during a procession through the streets of Birmingham in honour of the heavy metal star. Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy, who played ...

Princess Anne has met performers for this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, including members of a Ukrainian naval band playing for the first time since the full-scale war began. The Princess ...

Sylvia Young – the founder of a theatre school which taught the likes of singer Amy Winehouse, EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt and James Bond star Lashana Lynch – has been hailed as a “true visionary” ...

The Reform UK leader is being investigated over a possible break of rule five, which relates to registration of an interest.