A VISITOR from New Zealand who arrived in Irvine to research his roots left the town a happy man - thanks to a meeting with local history expert and warden of the town's Old Parish Church, Billy Kerr.

Beyonce surprised fans with an appearance from rapper Jay-Z when she closed out the European leg of her tour at the weekend. The US pop star, 43, and her husband performed their hit single Crazy In ...

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his partner who was found stabbed following a gas explosion at her home. Annabel Rook, 46, was found with multiple stab wounds in the living room of ...

Preventing Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is a “good thing” for the UK, Downing Street said, as it declined to comment on whether US strikes on the country were legal. A Number 10 spokesman said the ...

THE Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine has announced two new glass workshops next month. The sessions will run on Saturday, July 12, at the museum's Linthouse on Irvine Harbourside. Led by glass ...

The most recent run of EuroMillions draws lasting more than 10 weeks generated the highest ever UK sales of more than £550 million, Allwyn said.

A woman in her 40s has died and nine other people have been injured after two cars crashed on the M4 motorway. A seven-seater Toyota Corolla and a Volkswagen Tiguan collided between junctions 16 and ...

A new maternity investigation is set to focus on the 10 “worst performing” maternity services in England. Leeds and Sussex maternity services will be examined as part of the investigation, officials ...

Rachel Reeves condemned Palestine Action ahead of an update from the Home Secretary to Parliament on Monday on the Government’s plan to ban ...

THIRTY homes in Kilwinning's Pennyburn have had a major energy-efficient upgrades. Riverside Scotland has teamed up with a Glasgow energy services firm, Union Technical, to enhance the thermal ...

Iran described its Monday attack on Israel as a new wave of its Operation “True Promise 3,” saying it was targeting the ...