Grant Paterson’s CalMac colleagues offered their support to his family, and described him as a ‘larger-than-life character’ in a tribute.

The officers were responding to reports of a person carrying a firearm at Milton Keynes railway station this afternoon, Thames Valley Police said.

A deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is being “finalised” after winning approval from Donald Trump’s US, Downing Street said. The plan will see the UK give up sovereignty over the British ...

The families of two young people who died in Polmont Young Offenders Institution are set to meet with senior prison service officials. Katie Allan, 21, and William Lindsay, 16, died within months of ...

Kenny McPeek believes Rattle N Roll has the capability to “shock the world” in the Dubai World Cup, with William Buick booked to ride at Meydan. The six-year-old American raider has remained in the ...

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is facing a lay-off of up to seven weeks, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The prolific Norwegian forward suffered an ankle injury in the second half of City’s FA ...

RAF fighter jets will patrol Polish airspace on Nato’s eastern flank, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. The department said British-built Typhoon jets had arrived in eastern Poland on Tuesday ...

Charlotte Edwards is the new head coach of England Women, returning to take charge of a side she previously led as captain for 10 years. Here, the PA news agency looks at the most pressing issues ...

Hooters has two sites in the UK, in Nottingham and Liverpool, with plans from a franchisee to open a third in Newcastle.

UK consumers could be spared from price rises following Donald Trump’s tariffs but job cuts could worsen for some of the hardest-hit firms, experts say. Mr Trump has imposed tariffs on UK aluminium ...

The US State Department should recognise that the UK is “a free country with liberal values”, Kemi Badenoch has said, after American officials expressed concern over the prosecution of a British ...

The British pint is “safe” under the Government, according to the Foreign Secretary. David Lammy offered assurances to MPs after he was asked to guarantee the “most glorious of British symbols” could ...