Five East Ayrshire councillors have admitted health and safety failings which led to a disabled swimmer almost drowning.

Council tax bills are set to rise at their fastest rate for two decades in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ spending review, according to the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

EDF has struck a deal to buy Pod Point for £10.6 million after the electric vehicle-charging firm grappled with weaker EV sales and a plunging share price. The energy giant said a takeover was the ...

The aircraft type, which entered service in 2011, is described by Boeing as ‘the bestselling passenger widebody of all time’.

The county is the latest in the north of England to see its status moved to ‘drought’ after the driest spring for 132 years.

A plane bound for Gatwick airport has crashed shortly after take off in India with hundreds of people on board. The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport, with 244 people onboard the ...

Ukraine hit back with its own raids, with Russia’s defence ministry saying air defences downed 52 drones early on Thursday.

Amy Pugh overpowered her estranged husband Kyle Pugh and attacked him before calling 999 and claiming he had inflicted the injuries on himself.

An Olympic swimmer has spoken of her devastation after an attack on a leisure centre which she describes as a “safe place for so many”.

A man aged in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Annie McCarrick, who went missing in Dublin more than 30 years ago. The man is being detained at a Dublin Garda station under ...

However, the Chancellor repeated her promise that she would not need to increase taxes on the same scale as last year.

Poundland is set to shut dozens of stores after being sold for £1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers. The discount chain, known for primarily selling products for £1, had been put on the market ...