For those of us aged 75 or over who are in receipt of Pension Credit, the TV Licence can be obtained for free rather than costing £169.50. Guidance from TV Licensing says: “Free TV Licences are only ...

Russian authorities set up an emergency command centre to fight a fire at the facility near Engels, in the Saratov region.

Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.

Richmond’s Lola Anderson, an Olympic and World Rowing Champion, has been made MBE in the New Year Honours for her extraordinary contribution ...

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce has unveiled plans to spend £300 million on the expansion of its West Sussex factory and global headquarters following a record year of sales for its bespoke models.

Piers Fearick’s picture of a yellowhammer claimed the first prize in the wildlife category of the South Downs National Park’s annual competition.

The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care.

A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.

Italian commentators had speculated that Iran was holding Ms Sala as a bargaining chip to ensure the release of Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested at Milan’s Malpensa airport three days before on ...

The former New York City mayor owes £118 million dollars to two Georgia election workers after he was found to have defamed them.

The mercury is set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 15C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country’s interim leader while the far-right Freedom Party attempts to put together a new coalition government, the president’s ...