Lord Ivar Mountbatten revealed what the monarch quipped when he was banned from taking his guns on a flight from Bristol as he travelled to Balmoral.

John Swinney said the 2011 election, where the SNP won a majority, leading to the 2014 independence referendum, had set a ‘precedent’.

Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr, who were both aged in their 60s, were found dead in their home in the south of France in a suspected murder-suicide.

The new concert date will see the singer perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop.

Caldentey, Alessia Russo, Emily Fox and Kim Little are selected, as are Manchester City pair Yui Hasegawa and Mary Fowler and the Manchester United trio of Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Maya Le Tissier and ...

The Sweden striker, who has been the subject of a rejected bid from Liverpool, was not involved in Newcastle’s Premier League opener on Saturday.

Rory McIlroy says he is comfortable with the format change at this year’s Tour Championship, which gives each one of the 30-strong field a unique chance to lift the FedEx Cup.

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

A Worcester man who sexually assaulted a woman in the city centre as she was making her way to work has avoided a jail sentence.

First Minister John Swinney said he would not change his cabinet team, despite a number of members confirming they will not run next year.

The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced on Tuesday by Nasa, appears to be just six miles wide. It was spotted by the telescope ...

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long stand-off between the ...