It was disappointing to read Gordon Forbes’ recent letter that local democracy is dead in Pencaitland. It seems so.

Health officials said at least 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war to 62,004.

Monzo is considering offering its own mobile contract in a move which could see the digital bank take on the UK’s biggest phone networks. The 10-year-old lender confirmed it was in the “early stages” ...

A lioness rescued from Ukraine is “thriving” a year after she was welcomed to her UK home. Three-year-old Yuna was rescued after living in a three by four-metre enclosure with a bare concrete floor.

The singer has threatened legal action against the Environment Agency over claims that abstraction from the waterway is devastating aquatic life.

Kent Police said it was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A227 overbridge, near Wrotham, shortly after 11.15am on Monday.

The Government is working “at pace” to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to the UK for urgent medical treatment, Downing Street has said. Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson said a ...