An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...

AN election for Drongan, Rankinston and Stair Community Council will be taking place in October. The vote will take place on Wednesday, October 1 at Drongan Community Centre from 7pm.

US rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have got the crowd rocking as the first headliners of a seaside festival which has been hit by controversy over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest. Thousands of ...

Protests against the use of asylum hotels and counter-demonstrations have taken place, with police trying to keep the groups apart.

UK temperatures could hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain along with big waves to the coast. Warm and sunny spells are expected over the ...

The famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises galvanised governments and aid groups to intensify their pleas for Israel to halt its 22-month offensive on Gaza, prompted by ...

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine have said they are “very disappointed” by the response from authorities. Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her ...

Three people are in a life-threatening condition after a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, east London, police said. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene in ...

Cumnock under-10s (Image: Newsquest) Cumnock’s talented U10 team won the prestigious Caledonian Sevens tournament in summer 2000. Provost Jimmy Boyd (Image: Newsquest) Provost Jimmy Boyd opened the ...

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the blaze on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill at about 9pm on Friday.

At least 12 workers have died and four others are missing after the collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in north-west China, state media reported. Aerial photos of the ...

The MSP enjoyed time with Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise (Image: Elena Whitham MSP) From there, I joined the Netherthird Community Centre’s summer club, spending the afternoon crafting with the ...