A 33-YEAR-OLD man convicted of assaulting a woman to her injury and danger of life has received a jail sentence of two years and two months.

Record-breaking former England cricketer Sir James Anderson will be among those accepting honours on Tuesday as he receives a knighthood. The fast bowler, 43, will be knighted by the Princess Royal at ...

Baroness Theresa May has warned the Conservatives against using “populism” for “short-term political ends” in a wide-ranging criticism of her party’s current policies.

TWO Tweeddale towns have served as the inspiration for an up-and-coming author's debut novel. Former journalist Miranda Moore, from Peebles, released A Beautiful, Terrible Thing this month - a young ...

Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly as she looked secure to become the next president of Ireland by a significant margin. Ms Connolly said earlier on Saturday that she was ...

Questions have been raised about the judgment of Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and his deputy leader Jack Chambers in picking the political novice for the contest, and the shortcomings in the ...

Early tallies indicate that left-wing independent Catherine Connolly is the clear frontrunner to become Ireland’s next president. There also appeared to be a significant number of spoiled votes as the ...

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defences, inching closer to deploying it in combat, President Vladimir Putin has said. In video released by ...

The protesters were arrested after appearing along a route designated for a demonstration by the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip).

Counting is to begin on Saturday to reveal who the Irish public have voted to be their next president. The choice is between left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, former Cabinet minister Heather ...