It is becoming “increasingly difficult” for the Stormont Executive to mitigate decisions being made at Westminster, Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister has said. John O’Dowd said decisions, such as ...

The health board has been given the NHS Scotland Pastoral Care Quality Award. It recognises the health board's commitment to supporting its international staff. The award celebrates health boards that ...

A PRIMARY school pupil from the Borders has secured a place in the final of a national joke-telling competition. Archie Jones, who attends Ancrum Primary School, was crowned the winner of the Borders ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting. The 133 electors, dressed in distinctive bright red ...

Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said on Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu ...