To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months ...

Long-running BBC Scotland soap opera River City is to come to an end next year after more than two decades. The drama, set in the fictional setting of Shieldinch, will air its final series in autumn ...

Whenever I am asked a difficult question about Scottish history, I point out I am merely a history writer and not  a professional historian ...

According to weather maps, the entirety of Scotland and a large portion of northern England are set to be blanketed by snow.

A 500-mile band of snow is set to sweep across Britain, new weather maps show, as forecasters warn that there will be plenty ...

SCOTLAND is set to be hit by the final blast of winter next week with heavy snow on the way. It comes after parts of the country were hit by a big freeze last week, with a smattering of flurries ...

Rain or snow looks set to strike Plymouth, Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Belfast, weather maps show.

The Met Office is predicting that the mercury will rise to a whopping 20Con Thursday March 20 - the spring equinox which ...

Tornado activity has picked up in March, which is traditionally the start of tornado season, but the areas of activity have expanded in recent years.

The snow looks set to stretch into England, with Newcastle, Blackpool and Manchester likely to blanketed. The south of the ...

Violent tornadoes swept through parts of central and southern US killing dozens and causing widespread damage.View on ...