The record highs come despite the emergence of the La Nina pattern in the Pacific which temporarily cools global temperatures.

He will visit a Farm Safety Foundation event and then Carnoustie and Monifieth Men’s Shed in Carnoustie, Angus, on Thursday.

Crisis communications specialist Jed Wallace has filed a £5.6 million lawsuit for defamation in the latest round of a legal battle following ...

The papers on Thursday are led by global reaction to Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover in the Gaza Strip. The Guardian, The Independent and Financial Times lead with “condemnation” from around ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised she would send the officers to reinforce the border after tariff threats by US President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will chair a summit on smartphone theft after the Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week. The force targeted those involved in stealing, ...

The partnership will see the veteran singer-songwriter provide two music students with fully funded scholarships.

Britain’s best-performing ice dancers since Torvill and Dean, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have won Skate America and Grand Prix titles and landed a third career European medal in Estonia this month.

The 20-year-old Scot is set to be one of a number of realistic medal contenders in the women’s freeski and snowboard programme in Italy next year.

Senior economists at the Bank of England will announce later on Thursday whether they are cutting the UK’s base interest rate, which currently sits at 4.75%. Most experts predict a quarter point ...

The FCA launched proposals last year which would allow it to announce when it has opened enforcement investigations into financial firms.