London 2012 rowing gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger has been elected chair of the British Olympic Association (BOA). The 49-year-old, who is also a four-time Olympic silver medallist, becomes ...

First Minster John Swinney has said he is “dissatisfied” with the progress on the private prosecution of disgraced footballer David Goodwillie.

Sam Prendergast has been retained at fly-half for Ireland’s autumn finale against Australia. The 21-year-old, who made his maiden Test start in last weekend’s 52-17 win over Fiji, is selected ahead of ...

The former Tory minister will run for the newly created role of Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the May local elections.

A UK ticket-holder has come forward to claim the £177 million jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, which will make them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The claim will now ...

Emergency services, including police and medics, raced to the area. However, sadly the man was pronounced dead a short time later. During the incident, Glasgow City Council said Millerston Street was ...

Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a ‘major threat to the Western-led financial system’ if ...

Nearly 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to development minister Anneliese Dodds.

Syrian armed groups have launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces, setting off fierce clashes ...

Celtic Park is being tipped as the next destination for Liverpool goalkeeper Caiomhin Kelleher after his stellar performance in the ...

Part of a road in Glasgow is restricted due to an incident. A collision has occurred on the M74 motorway northbound at junction 1 Seaward Street this afternoon. The exit is near the Tradeston area of ...

The prosecutions, brought by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express, were declared ‘null and void’ during a hearing at ...