A Spanish court has acquitted Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (£48 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document said.

ANOTHER incredible season has come to an end for West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) sides across Ayrshire. It was truly a campaign like no other, with impending league reconstruction meaning ...

POLICE in Kilbirnie have seized two illegally used e-scooters as part of a crackdown. Concerns were raised about e-scooters being driven in an anti-social manner on public roads. Two youths have been ...

The President of Ireland has said there is “hardly a sector” of British life that has not been influenced by the Irish as she began a visit to the UK in which she is expected to meet the King.

The barrage continued a recent spiral of long-range strikes that have grown in scale following a May 9-11 ceasefire that US president Donald Trump said he asked Mr Zelensky and Ru ...

The Prime Minister’s deputy David Lammy said Labour would lose the next general election if infighting continued.

The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a ...

The new director-general of the BBC has warned staff “tough choices are unavoidable as we make savings” and said the corporation must “experiment more bravely”. Former Google boss Matt Brittin also ...

A SEARCH is under way to find high street heroes who are making a real difference in their communities. Nominations are now open for the 2026 Scotland Loves Local Awards, which celebrate the people, ...

He said he was ‘honoured’ and ‘humbled’ to be taking the job and had had a ‘really strong coffee’ and taken a ‘deep breath’ ...