The Scottish Government has been wrestling with a rising prison population in recent months, with an early release programme already underway.

Storm Beryl has strengthened and again become a hurricane as it heads for southern Texas. Beryl’s outer bands lashed the coast of the US state with rain and intensifying winds as residents prepared ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue and negotiations during a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, state ...

Damien Molony, Zoe Wanamaker and Philip Glenister are among the names announced for the reimagined series of Bergerac ...

Longstanding rival Butlin’s also found itself in the bottom five, with a customer score of 67% – just ahead of Park Holidays UK at 66%, Away Resorts with 64% and Largo Leisure Parks with a score of 64 ...

Sinn Fein emerged from last week’s election as the Northern Ireland party with the largest representation at Westminster and the republican party’s president, Mary Lou McDonald, has urged the new ...

Several officials in the Middle East and the US believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a ...

Nearly one in five drivers are risking a £200 fine and six penalty points on their driving licence, a new survey has suggested. Research found that 19 per cent of drivers admit to illegal phone use ...

The King and Queen are set to visit the Senedd to mark its 25th anniversary. The Royal Welsh will form a Guard of Honour when Charles and Camilla arrive on Thursday – which will be the first time the ...

Charlotte and Ed Peacock stayed up until 4am on Friday morning tracking the General Election results with pom poms.

David Lammy used his first trip abroad as the UK’s top diplomat to make clear to his counterparts in Germany, Poland and Sweden about the chance to “seize the opportunity for a reset” and work “even ...