Newcastle boosted their hopes of ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy when they took a firm grip on their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.

John Swinney has said he is concerned by the moderation changes at Facebook and Instagram, while signalling that he may reconsider the Scottish Government’s use of X, formerly Twitter, in future.

The country’s acting leader has expressed concern over unrest involving law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel.

Haw Bridge both ways closed due to flooding from Ham Road (Hasfield Crossroads, Tirley) to Wainlodes turn off (Apperley).

The yield on the benchmark 10-year UK gilt, which reflects the cost of government borrowing, climbed by roughly 12 basis points.

Jean-Marie Le Pen founded National Front, and was convicted multiple times of antisemitism and discrimination as well as inciting racial violence.

A Chinese actor who disappeared after travelling to Thailand before being found near the border with Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking, Thai ...

An £800 million deal which will create two further battery energy storage sites in Scotland – each of which are the largest in Europe – has been hailed as “formidable” by First Minister John Swinney.