The Scottish Government has provided £3 million to 14 festivals, the Culture Secretary announced. The events will receive a share of the £2.8 million Festivals Expo Fund, and Festivals Edinburgh will ...

Water is being pumped from Mike Lynch’s superyacht as it was seen upright on the surface for the first time since it sank off the coast of Sicily. Seven people died when the Bayesian sank off the ...

Thousands of people watched the sunrise over Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, signifying the end of spring. Those who gathered for the spectacle on Saturday at the neolithic monument in ...

The King has recorded a personal message for Antarctic researchers as the southern hemisphere marks the shortest day of the year. While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British ...

A COALITION of early years organisations has called for Jersey to go further in supporting new parents – urging the ...

The Government is set to pour £650 million into DNA technology in an effort to treat serious illnesses before they become a problem. In comments first reported in the Daily Telegraph, Health Secretary ...

Opponents of assisted dying have urged the House of Lords to give Kim Leadbeater’s Bill “the scrutiny that it needs” after MPs narrowly backed the legislation. Ms Leadbeater’s Bill passed what could ...

The situation in the Middle East is “perilous”, the Foreign Secretary said as he urged Iran to negotiate with the US. David Lammy flew from Washington to Geneva on Friday to meet Iranian foreign ...

Former The Police frontman Sting has wowed the crowds at the Isle of Wight Festival with a set of greatest hits. Wearing a white T-shirt and tight black trousers, the 73-year-old raced straight into ...

Britain’s film, music and video game industries are set to receive millions of pounds of investment as the Government seeks to ensure the UK’s place as a creative superpower. The investment, announced ...

A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with more than a dozen misconduct offences, including assisting an offender. Jenade Yamin, 30, who worked in Calderdale district, has been ...

Scattered thunderstorms are set to mix with continued high temperatures on Saturday with up to 34C possible in some areas. A yellow thunderstorm weather warning covering all of northern England, from ...