The New Orleans attack was just one in a string of recent Islamist inspired acts of terror. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines the factors that ...

AMERICA has always had a penchant for regime change and meddling in other countries’ politics. Cuba, Iran, Congo, South Vietnam, Chile, ...

BBC Scotland has launched its new Reporting Scotland: News at Seven television programme. The 30-minute show, presented by Laura Maciver and Amy Irons, will be aired every weeknight on the BBC ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...

Scotland's benefits bill could soar by £700million under SNP plans to scrap the two-child cap - with fears 'benefits tourists' will relocate to get bigger handouts. The eye-watering cost was ...

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Tourism bosses hope successful productions can see Scotland follow the likes of New Zealand - where the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films were shot - and Northern Ireland, which saw a tourism ...

A yellow alert for icy conditions in the Highlands is due to come in to force until 10:00 on Sunday and there is a further warning for heavy snow for central and southern Scotland from midnight on ...

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons The executive director of the New York City Board of Elections made inappropriate sexual and racial remarks toward two employees over a period of several months, a watchdog ...

Dec. 30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the ...

Aiming to live ‘as neighbors, not roommates,’ two New Yorkers devised a plan to combine their budgets and become the co-owners of a two-family or three-family house. The year ended with ...

A serving and former Police Scotland officer have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours for their significant contribution to policing. 06/01/2025 10:01:42 Police Scotland launch recruitment ...