Hunt warns Brussels to step back from Brexit ‘abyss’

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged EU leaders to “step back from the abyss” of a no-deal Brexit and engage with Theresa

Firefighters tackle beach bar blaze

Firefighters are tackling a blaze which has spread from a beach bar to nearby gorse.Crews were called to the scene at the Beach Bar in Lossiemouth,

Labour could re-nationalise the railways within five years

A Labour government could re-nationalise the entire railway system within the first five years of taking office, shadow chancellor John McDonnell

Researchers ‘closing in’ on solving HMS Endeavour mystery

Researchers believe they are close to identifying Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour among a group of wrecks off the US east coast. One of

Passengers warned over rail strikes

Rail passengers have been warned of severely reduced services on Northern trains on Saturday due to a third round of industrial action.The operator

Peace campaigners stage rally at nuclear submarine base

Peace campaigners are to gather at the home of the UK’s nuclear deterrent for an international rally.Demonstrators will walk from the

Church of England will not be saviour to Wonga borrowers

The Church of England has decided not to participate in a buyout of failed pay day lender Wonga’s loan book.Church Commissioners, who

Embattled TSB hires top City headhunter in search for new chief executive

TSB has hired a top City headhunter as it ramps up the search for a successor to Paul Pester, who resigned in the wake of the embattled

Fuel price war looms as wholesale costs slump

Fuel retailers may be set to engage in a price war, the AA has said.A 3p per litre slump in wholesale costs this month suggests pump prices could be

RBS says problems with online and mobile banking have been fixed

RBS/NatWest said it has fixed problems which left frustrated customers locked out of their online and mobile accounts.Earlier, RBS chief

Super Saturday – how the final battle for Sky will be fought

The battle to seize control of Sky will be settled in a quick-fire auction finishing on Saturday night, with 21st Century Fox and Comcast slugging

Public sector borrowing in August overshoots expectations

Economists have said Chancellor Philip Hammond may have cause for concern after public sector borrowing came in well above expectations in August,

McDonnell resists pressure for Labour to back second Brexit referendum

Labour's leadership is set to resist grassroots pressure to commit to a second referendum on Brexit, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has

Labour puts equality ‘centre stage’ amid calls for change on Brexit

Labour is promising to put equality “centre stage” as it kicks off an annual conference expected to be dominated by squabbles

Foster praises PM for ‘standing firm’ against EU

Arlene Foster has praised the Prime Minister for “standing firm” against the European Union.The Democratic Unionist Party leader

May statement receives praise from DUP and disdain from Sinn Fein

Prime Minister Theresa May’s stern statement to the European Union has been both praised and dismissed across the Irish Sea.Democratic

Concerns about impact of austerity on health should be ‘taken seriously’

Concerns that austerity and welfare reform could pose a risk to health should be taken seriously, a new report from NHS Health Scotland has

Train reliability in first quarter hits worst level in two decades

Reliability on ScotRail trains over April to June was the worst it had been for over two decades, new figures showed, with problems linked

Moment baby was given away at airport

Two people are facing human trafficking charges after a woman in Omsk gave her child to a teacher from St Petersburg whom she met online.

Student charged with trying to steal American Airlines jet

A 22-year-old student pilot jumped a security fence at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida around 2 a.m. Thursday and boarded an

PETA releases controversial Halloween costume depicting Donald Trump Jr. killing a leopard

It may be only September, but it's already Halloween for some! Peta is now accepting pre-orders for its "limited-edition" Donald

Historic house finds itself stuck in the middle of the road

The historic Collinwood House, built around 1861, found itself stuck in the middle of the road on Wednesday, as it was being relocated for

Great-grandmother, 73, hunts and kills 12ft alligator which 'ate her miniature horse'

A woman who recently became a great-grandmother has shot and killed an alligator which she believes ate her miniature horse. Judy Cochran, who

Spiders build 1,000-foot web shrouding entire lagoon in silk

High temperatures have sparked a sexual frenzy among spiders in Greece – causing the creatures to build a vast network of webs across a