A major power outage has struck south-eastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film ...

Parts of the UK have had rainfall for the first time in more than 30 days after an unusually dry spring. Friday night brought downpours across most of the country – with more rain expected over the ...

A farmer says new methods are needed to combat drought. Matt Griffin, who works at the Neidpath estate in Peebles, believes that these could be a ‘triple win’ for agriculture, saving money while ...

A 15-year-old has been arrested after a teenage boy died at an amusement park in Wales. Officers were called just before 5pm on Friday to a report that the 16-year-old, named as Taha Soomro, was ...

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has completed his latest challenge by running the full length of New Zealand. The 28-year-old from West Sussex ran 2,434km (1,512 ...

The First Minister was speaking after the US President claimed incentivising drilling rather than ‘unsightly windmills’ would reduce ...

Conservative MPs privately support calls by Sir Keir Starmer and the UK’s allies for Israel to cease its war in Gaza, one Tory has claimed. Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for the Wrekin, also said he ...

A BORDERS road has been closed following a one-vehicle crash. Police confirmed that the D41/6 Edrom Mains near Duns is shut off after the incident at around 10.50am on Saturday, May 24. First ...

The council involved in the long-running strike by bin workers has been granted an interim injunction it says will ensure that picketing and protests at its three depots is in accordance with legal ...

Borders Pet Rescue is appealing for a home for a hefty feline. Seven-year-old Shadow, who tips the scales at 9kg, is on the lookout for a "calm kingdom" to call his own. Described as affectionate "on ...

More than a dozen people who were injured in a stabbing attack at the central train station in the German city of Hamburg are in a stable condition, police said. A 39-year-old woman, a German national ...