From grabbing a bargain to sea swimming and watching traditional sporting events, people have indulged in a range of Boxing Day activities.

POLICE in Ayrshire have fired a warning to caravan owners following a recent increase in thefts of the vehicles. Officers are urging residents who have a caravan stored at their home or at a storage ...

More than 450 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures. Data updated on Thursday indicated that 451 migrants arrived on December 25 on 11 ...

Two women have died and a man and teenage boy suffered serious injuries after reports of a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. A 49-year-old man from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was ...

The campaign was launched in November by Ayr MSP Siobhian Brown in her role as minister for victims and community safety. Ms Brown said: "With many young people receiving new phones and tablets this ...

Pope Francis has inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison, taking a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration which is ...

A digital counter on the Reform website showed the membership ticking over the 131,680 of the Conservative Party before lunchtime on Boxing Day ...

Boxing Day walkers and swimmers will see a grey and mild day with some drizzle in places, the Met Office has said. Temperatures on Thursday are expected to reach up to 14C with widely cloudy ...

NEW data obtained by Ayrshire Weekly Presshas laid bare the staggering impact of roadworks on Doon Valley motorists so far this year. Figures were tallied up following a Freedom of Information request ...

Barclays Consumer Spend researchers forecast a total of £4.6 billion will be spent and the vast majority of sales will be online.

The annual event, featuring the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, will be held at Ayr Town Hall on Friday, January 3, starting at 7.30pm. The concert will feature music from the Strauss family and operetta ...

Azerbaijan observed a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of a plane crash in which 38 people were killed and all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about the possible ...