Pope Leo declared himself a Roman as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of the St John Lateran Basilica, ...

THE Scottish Bar and Pub Awards are celebrating their 30th anniversary and organisers want Ayrshire to have its say. The awards, which recognise the best pubs, hospitality heroes, gastropubs, and beer ...

A police officer fighting for his life in hospital after being seriously injured in a collision while on duty has been named by Thames Valley Police as Pc Christopher Miller. Four people have now been ...

Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s wax figures have been returned to Madame Tussauds Blackpool after undergoing a transformation. Originally unveiled in 2016, the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me ...

Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa, eight, and Raees Usman, four, died at the scene of the blaze in the ...

A second major power outage hit south-eastern France, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility.

A NORTH Ayrshire hotel group has been honoured at the Scottish Prestige Hotel Awards. The Gailes Hotel & Spa in Irvine won the title of 'Scotland's Best Spa & Golf Hotel 2025' at the awards, with the ...

The event at Balcarrick Beach in Donabate, Co Dublin, was organised to raise funds for cancer care at the Mater Hospital in the Irish capital.

It discovery after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn, a 4,000-metre peak in the Valais Alps.

A centre that aims to change the way residents in Ayrshire and Arran receive mental health care has been officially opened.

PLANS for a community takeover of the former Kerelaw School grounds in Stevenston are gathering pace. And the group behind the proposal say they are "close" to submitting a formal bid to buy the site ...