A blind duck who was “bullied” and “pecked at” by other ducks has been rescued and adopted, an animal charity said. The bird, named locally as Geraldine, was rescued from Whitburn Pond in South ...

Hari Budha Magar, an adventurer and disability campaigner, said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be made an MBE at Windsor Castle.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin cast doubt on the possibility of an attack after a defence minister warned the Army could be wiped out in six months.

Mr Biden described it as the largest US investment in a train project outside America. The US and allies are investing heavily in the project that will refurbish nearly 1,200 miles of train lines ...

The director of Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said at least 28 people were wounded in the strike.

Michel Barnier’s government was the first to fall as a consequence of a no confidence vote in France since 1962.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his eight-year-old daughter and the attempted murder of her mother in Co Wexford. Mohammad Shaker Al Tamimi, of Lower William Street in New Ross, ...

A serial domestic abuser who drowned his partner in a river has been jailed for at least 21 years. Vincent Morgan, 47, held “kind and gentle” mother Lisa Welford’s head under the water of the River ...

🎭This Scottish Government budget is transformational for the culture sector in Scotland with a £34 million boost. Excellent culture commitments announced by @ShonaRobisonMSP. Video and thread ...

Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was killed outside a hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

The Scottish Government will not make any more emergency in-year Budget revisions, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has promised. She said her Government’s relationship with the Treasury has improved ...

Greg Hutton, 62, wants to see changes to Nice guidance after surviving two bouts of endocarditis, a serious and often fatal ...