Sturgeon and McDermid described their friendship as ‘improbable’ and said all their conversations revolve around reading.

Pictures have been released showing military dogs wearing a variety of new equipment after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a multimillion-pound contract to a British company.

The festival includes the first hometown live show of hit podcast Here Comes The Guillotine, hosted by Glasgow comics Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd.

But officials ruled out third party involvement in the star’s fall from a balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires last month.

Ai-Da Robot, named after Ada Lovelace, who is considered to be the first computer programmer, has become the first humanoid robotic artist to have their artwork sold by a major auction house.

The Prince of Wales has revealed he had to shave his beard after he first grew it – as it left his daughter in floods of tears. William managed to talk Princess Charlotte round to the idea of her ...

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of former One Direction member Liam Payne. The singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos ...

The Sinn Fein president said the 70-plus candidates being fielded by her party proved it was ‘serious about winning’.

The King gave King Abdullah II of Jordan a special gift as he welcomed him to Windsor Castle to celebrate his silver jubilee. The Jordanian monarch, who met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing ...

The number of potential victims of modern slavery reached a record level, according to the latest official data. A total of 4,758 potential victims were referred to the Home Office between July and ...

The two Extinction Rebellion activists were protesting against proposals for a new power station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Joe Biden said he had spoken to Donald Trump and assured him he would direct his administration to ensure a ‘peaceful and orderly transition’.