A confused swan was rescued after bringing motorway traffic to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered around ...

THE family of a 32-year-old man who died in a crash on the M4 at the weekend have issued an emotional tribute in his memory.

Edinburgh need to find a real identity if they are to live up to the talent at their disposal according to former Scotland captain John Barclay.

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released ...

It has been six years since an English team triumphed in the Investec Champions Cup but a pair of former England captains believes Bath can stop ...

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is grateful for Ireland’s “generosity” as he visited Dublin on Tuesday. The Irish Government announced 100 million euros in non-lethal aid for Ukraine to coincide ...

Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for “indictable-only” offences such as murder and rape, and lesser “either way ...

Topps Tiles has revealed slower growth at the start of its financial year as it also snapped up the brand of collapsed rival Fired Earth. Shares in the company dipped in early trading on Tuesday ...

A young Scottish student who died in a crash in Ireland which claimed five lives has been remembered as the “most perfect” member of her family, who was “thriving” while living abroad. Mourners ...

Alan Cumming has curated the event line-up in his role as Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director (Jane Barlow/PA Wire). The festival will also include literary lunches, with chefs Pam Brunton ...

HUNGRY otters have put paid to a community angling club in Cirencester. A recent Standard article generated huge interest when it reported on how a meeting of Cirencester Town Council’s Land and ...

A report into the 1989 disaster and its aftermath was published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on Tuesday.