Pope Leo has told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a week-long encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the sign that a different world is possible”, ...

NHS England had claimed the number that took part in the five-day walkout was down by 7.5 on the previous round of industrial action.

Disorder broke out after the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the town on July 29 last year.

The national day for play will be marked at an event organised by Choose Play (East Lothian Play Association). This year’s theme is Spaces for Play. The local free pop-up event at Whitecraig playpark ...

The 20-year-old man, who was a student at EF International Language Campuses Cambridge, died after the incident on Friday night.

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

A man who has raised £100,000 for charity since his terminal cancer diagnosis is set to take on a 588-mile walking challenge. Paul Dennington’s “March Through Life” will see him stroll 588 miles over ...

A missing teenager from Musselburgh, who had not been seen since Wednesday evening, has been traced. Police had urged members of the public to come forward with information on the whereabouts of ...

A COUNTY man has admitted threatening to kill his former partner. Nicholas Starlight, 29, made the comment towards the woman during an incident at his home on Newbigging in Musselburgh on June 1.

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

A surfing competition with a difference drew thousands of spectators to a beach near San Francisco, as dogs of all sizes took to the waves. Labs, terriers and spaniels were among dozens of dogs riding ...

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate ...