Chinese hackers remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency has said.

A team of Scottish researchers have helped solve the mystery over a volcanic eruption that caused famines and crop failures around the world, almost 200 years ago. Scientists from the University of St ...

Wicked, starring Ariana Grande, has beaten Mamma Mia to become the highest-grossing stage musical adaptation (Ian West/PA) UK and Ireland sales added 3.4 million dollars (£2.7 million) last weekend, ...

A rare severe flood warning of “danger to life” has been issued for part of northern Scotland on Hogmanay, as a heavy downpour of rain is expected to burst riverbanks. Aviemore and nearby areas in the ...

Rashford had been left out of the last four United squads after boss Ruben Amorim appeared to question his professionalism.

Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by ...

Afghan nationals who are alleged to have smuggled thousands of migrants into the UK and recorded the rape of migrant minors have been arrested.

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding. James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby ...

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such agreement that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

Daniel Bartlam was 14 when he killed his mother Jacqueline in a hammer attack before burning her body in April 2011.

A flat-bed truck crashed with a pedestrian in a hit-and-run in Southwark. The incident took place in Jamaica Road, Southwark, on the evening of December 2. The crash happened at around 5.25pm and ...

The events were cancelled by organisers UniqueAssembly after Met Office yellow weather warnings for most of Scotland on Monday and Tuesday, and an amber warning for northern Scotland. Organisers ...