Strike action in Scotland’s local authorities has been averted as two more unions announced members have accepted a two-year pay offer. Unite the union announced on Thursday that 77% of its members ...

Five men have been arrested in Oldham and Rochdale in connection with suspected vehicle thefts involved in organised crime ...

The Royal Mail has been given the go-ahead to scrap the delivery of second-class post on Saturdays by Ofcom. At the moment, the courier adheres to the current one-price-goes-anywhere principle of the ...

Tennis world number one Aryna Sabalenka handed water to spectators on Centre Court who required assistance amid sweltering sunny conditions at Wimbledon. During the first set of her semi-final against ...

A “serious blunder” led to missed opportunities to disrupt a plot by Islamic State extremists to kill a Rochdale Imam, a public inquiry has found.

Children’s TV presenter and entertainer Glen Michael has been remembered as an “STV legend”, as the broadcaster announced his death at the age of 99. He was best known for Glen Michael’s Cartoon ...