Application had been made to use neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to protect sugar beet against damaging virus-carrying aphids.

Greenock-based bus firm McGill’s has confirmed that Inverclyde services will be suspended for much of Friday due to a red weather warning ...

The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Mr Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Mr Trump’s ...

US President Donald Trump used an address on Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the US and threatened to impose tariffs if they do ...

A second teenager has been arrested in connection with alleged terrorism offences in Greenock and released by police without charge.

Bruno Fernandes marked his 50th Europa League appearance with a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United snatched a 2-1 win over Rangers to move closer to the round of 16.

Ollie Rathbone’s strike for the hosts was cancelled out when Lyndon Dykes’ header went in off Wrexham midfielder George Dobson.

Spurs were without 14 players for Thursday’s Europa League clash and Dominic Solanke is set to remain absent for six weeks.

Paul Antony Butler, 53, was located and arrested in the Liskeard area of Cornwall, which is around 20 miles from Plymouth.

Met Eireann has issued status red warnings for wind covering the entire country, which will come into effect from the early hours of Friday morning. The worst of Storm Eowyn is expected to hit the ...

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a ...

A man has said he fought off an alleged knife attacker at a Sainsbury’s Argos warehouse by hitting him on the head with a fire extinguisher. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to ...