Five new coin designs have been revealed by The Royal Mint, commemorating milestones and anniversaries in 2026.

A Scottish company is helping to regrow forests with specially-made mushroom pellets, using the “superpowers” of fungi. Teams ...

The blaze ripped through a new year celebration in the Crans-Montana resort less than two hours after midnight on Thursday, ...

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by the country’s theocracy over the demonstrations.

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by the country’s theocracy over the demonstrations.

The manager of Scotland’s highest distillery has expressed pride at his team’s unbroken record of keeping operations running amid the heaviest winter snowfalls. Dalwhinnie Distillery sits at around ...

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, ...

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a ...

Travel disruption is expected as wintry weather moves southeastwards over parts of England and Wales on January 2. A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place throughout Friday morning for ...

About 40 people died and 115 people were injured, most of them seriously, at a bar in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana.

A man twice got into the grounds of Kensington Palace in the days before Christmas, police have said. Derek Egan, 39, has been charged with allegedly trespassing on a protected site on December 21 and ...

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.