Flags on Scottish Government buildings will fly at half-mast in honour of Pope Francis as the First Minister attends his funeral in Rome. The pontiff died on Easter Monday, sparking tributes from ...

Oakworth and Cullingworth have stepped up into Division One as two of the four promoted teams, while Queensbury (fifth, missing out by just three points on 166) and Mount (eighth on 156) will be ...

President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks”, saying they are “very close to a deal” on ending the bloody three-year war. Mr Trump posted on his Truth ...

Both visits give the Foreign Secretary the chance to discuss the latest efforts to bring about peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

At 7pm local time (6pm BST) public access to the queue to visit Francis’s coffin officially closed after it was visited by 250,000 people. The coffin, originally in Francis’s residence in the chapel ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned anti-indigenous rights protesters who disrupted two Anzac Day dawn ...

Drag artist Danny Beard finished as the show’s runner-up, with singer and former Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa coming third.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli has said he does not think semi-finalist Auzzy Blood’s horror-themed act is “offensive” after the show received hundreds of Ofcom complaints following his ...

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has revealed he was once asked to write for BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. The 54-year-old also said he would consider writing for a Star Trek project while ...

Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral. World leaders and dignitaries were arriving in Rome on Friday, to ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country, with some initial reports of damage to houses. No injuries have been reported so far.