Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, by wearing bright powder, dancing and feasting on traditional sweets. The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take ...

Dame Prue Leith has revealed she will not be watching the Duchess of Sussex’s new Netflix show as she is “not a Meghan Markle fan”.

Police in Glasgow will be given greater stop-and-search powers ahead of and after Sunday’s Old Firm game.

Berkeley Group has said home sales are improving but warned buyers need confidence that interest rates will fall and the economy will stabilise. The housebuilder said in its latest trading update that ...

The crew of HMS Lancaster – which works out of Bahrain – recovered 340kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine.

The public are encouraged to use mobile phone apps to report issues the police, and drones are also used for surveillance.

As the spring bulbs bring colour and joy to our gardens, have you thought about planting bulbs for this summer?

Asda has cut fuel prices by 4p per litre at all its forecourts, the retailer said, amid a drop in wholesale costs. The price reduction applies to petrol and diesel at all Asda and Asda Express branded ...

TV cook Si King has said it was “tough” but also “very cathartic” to put together a Hairy Bikers cookbook while grieving his co-star and friend Dave Myers. Myers, who found fame alongside King as part ...

China has ordered banks and other financial institutions to encourage more consumer financing and use of credit cards as part of a campaign to get people to spend more.

Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the need to reform the welfare system, insisting the Government must “get a grip” on it amid concerns from Labour MPs about the impact of expected cuts to the budget.

Figures revealed a surprise contraction in the economy in January, in a blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement.