A FORMER East Lothian Council employee who “showed a degree of planning” as he embezzled £20,000 from the local authority has avoided jail.

A Russian court has convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital ...

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Strong winds are causing travel disruption in many parts of the country where a weather alert warning of gusts of up to 70mph is in force. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind in ...

He received £1.9 million in fixed salary, pension and benefits for the year, but saw this heavily eclipsed by around £11.8 million of bonuses.

Threats from Tehran have choked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil and gas supplies.

The £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout Lord Peter Mandelson received after being sacked as ambassador to Washington was “value for money”, a minister has argued. The sum awarded to the disgraced peer ...

Extra funds raised by increasing council tax on empty and second homes in East Lothian will be used to pay for more council housing.

Oil prices have risen further despite a global deal to release a record 400 million barrels of reserves as Iran continued to strike key energy and shipping infrastructure.

Raising water levels on lowland peat for ‘paludiculture’ can support nature recovery as well as store carbon, researchers say.

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Sir Keir Starmer will face fresh questions about his decision to make Lord Mandelson US ambassador after it emerged he was warned of a “general reputational risk” before the appointment.