Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

Rebecca Hall leads the cast of the new BBC drama The Listeners, which is based on the Jordan Tannahill novel of the same name. A synopsis of the series states: "English teacher Claire's life is ...

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Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at the King during a reception in Parliament House. The censure of independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is a symbolic gesture ...

Kenneth Ferguson McLean was born in Paisley on January 11, 1960, which was enough to qualify him as a Buddie and instil a life-long devotion to St Mirren Football Club. But his early days were spent ...

This bill – opposed by 43 of New Zealand’s KCs and more than 400 faith leaders – will seek to limit, among many other things, the bi-cultural, co-governance relationships wi ...

ONE of the seminal moments of the 2014 independence referendum campaign was when then Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy was pelted with an egg ...

Newsquest is asking readers to help us bring hope to children over the festive season by donating cash or buying toys to support our NSPCC ...

An Israeli strike early on Sunday in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital has ...

A US animal shelter is dealing with a great big problem after a man arrived to hand over what he initially said was 150 mice.

Black Friday shoppers are being urged to be wary of scammers after figures revealed around £11.5m was lost to online criminals over the ...

The Foreign Secretary will arrive at the UN in New York on Monday during the UK’s presidency of the UN Security Council.