The secret conclave meeting – steeped in tradition and mystery – had only just begun some 24 hours before white smoke appeared.

The Government has said there will be no reduction in food standards as a new trade deal allows tariff-free access for US beef exports. Agriculture is a key part of a new trade deal struck between the ...

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister said it was ‘disappointing’ that devolved governments had not been told the agreement was imminent.

The UK and the United States have agreed a “historic” trade deal, which the government says will save "thousands of jobs". The agreement tackles a number of important sectors, including car ...

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

Scotland fell silent to remember its wartime heroes, with a series of events taking place around the country to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. At the Scottish Parliament and at public spaces ...

DUP MLA Trevor Clarke made the challenge to Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly at a Northern Ireland Policing Board meeting.

Higher education institutions have announced redundancies and course closures over the past year as a result of growing financial pressures.

British rock band The Who have announced their final tour of North America. The duo of Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will perform hits from across their six-decade career during The Song Is Over ...

Dan Burton, 54, died after his paramotor was involved in a collision with one flown by Sacha Dench, known as the ‘human swan’, in the Highlands.

More than 40 Labour MPs have urged the Prime Minister to pause and reassess planned cuts to disability benefits, saying current proposals are “impossible to support”.