A tree surgeon said he thought he “was going to die” when he suffered a powerful electric shock from an overhead line while clearing hedges in Wiltshire. Joshua Pocknell was working just after ...

The party said it would open an inquiry into how the US president funded his Scottish golf courses if it wins next week’s election.

Anas Sarwar has pledged to “give NHS waiting lists the chop” as he visits a karate dojo in Glasgow. In the last weekend of campaigning before the Holyrood election, the Scottish Labour leader has said ...

Voters are responding to the SNP’s “positive message of hope”, John Swinney has said ahead of the final weekend of campaigning before Thursday’s election. The First Minister will take the party’s ...

The King also watched a performance of the island’s Gombey dance tradition, an expression of culture restricted during slavery.

Comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the audience was evacuated after a “potential suspicious bag” was found. Police said a 19-year-old man is being held after the show at the ...

British Jews are facing their greatest ever threat, the head of the Metropolitan Police has warned in the wake of the Golders Green stabbing.

Daniel Farke is not yet ready to celebrate Premier League safety after his side’s 3-1 home win against already-relegated Burnley lifted them nine points clear of the bottom three.

Donald Trump has told Congress the Iran conflict has “terminated” despite an ongoing stand-off in the Middle East, which has rocked economies around the world, including in the UK.

Robbie Muirhead’s spectacular equaliser left Livingston clinging on to their William Hill Premiership status and Aberdeen still waiting to secure safety. Livi twice fought back to draw 2-2 and stop ...

Livingston manager Marvin Bartley will pray for a favour after his team battled for a point against Aberdeen to cling on to their William Hill Premiership status for at least another day. Joel Nouble ...

The session concluded with a bizarre 14th frame, which saw a cluster of eight reds jammed around a black on the edge of the pocket.