A FORMER South Scotland MSP has pleaded not guilty to charges of dangerous driving and driving while over the drink-driving limit.

A jury is continuing its deliberations in the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of three children on a street in ...

INSPECTORS have praised the “gentle care and cheery conversations” at a Pencaitland care home rated “good” in its report.

Last month was provisionally the warmest June in England since records began, as well as the second warmest for the UK, thanks to the recent heatwave that brought a run of sweltering days and balmy ...

The two companies had agreed the deal in January to create a firm worth a combined 3.7 billion US dollars (£2.8 billion).

Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Ireland for its support as he addressed the opening ceremony of the country’s EU presidency at Dublin Castle on Wednesday afternoon. The Ukrainian president said Ireland ...

A programme of activities for children and families can be enjoyed at Wallyford Library during the summer holidays.

Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 28 political prisoners as part of efforts to improve relations with the West. Mr Lukashenko’s decree marking the country’s ...

SUSPECTED ordnance has been discovered near the mouth of the River Tyne. Members of the public have been asked to stay away from the area while investigations take place. Part of the estuary close to ...

Sharon D Clarke has been cast in the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the “extraordinary courage” of the two victims of sexual abuse who gave evidence against Jeffrey Donaldson. The former DUP leader was convicted last ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Dublin where he is due to hold meetings with Irish and EU leaders. Mr ...