A MAN who assaulted his former partner in front of her children has been banned from having any contact with the woman for two years.

Scotland is braced for heavy rain on Friday as the first of two named storms sweeps in. A Met Office yellow warning for rain ...

Boss Andy Spencer said the company has started the new financial year with ‘real confidence’ despite economic pressures on the pub sector.

At least 16 people have died and 54 others were injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region, collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu. Search and rescue ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed armed forces veterans and Poppy Appeal collectors to No 10 North to mark the start ...

Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are due to meet small business leaders at No 10 North on Friday.

The gas field, 150 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland, had been approved after years of uncertainty and a court case.

A LONG-awaited £2.8 million programme of improvements at five Clackmannanshire schools is set to start next month.

Households are being urged to be prepared if everyday services are temporarily disrupted with three days of key supplies.