Funding to support Gaelic culture in island communities has been announced by John Swinney..

The “chronic” under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as a “major issue”, it has been suggested..

The Premier League has said it will launch a full investigation after Liverpool’s curtain-raiser against Bournemouth at Anfield was halted when visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator..

The Premier League has said it will launch a full investigation after Liverpool’s curtain-raiser against Bournemouth at Anfield was halted when visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator..

A Labour councillor who called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut at an anti-racism rally in the wake of the Southport murders has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder..

A 99-year-old veteran who served in the Second World War and helped evacuate prisoners of war after VJ Day has said the horrors of war “should never be forgotten”, on the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender..

A new photograph of the Princess Royal has been released to mark her 75th birthday..

The Government will use social media influencers to highlight the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures such as hair transplants and dental work under new plans..

The King and Queen will honour Second World War veterans on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day..

European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer could attend a second meeting with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky which could bring the war in Ukraine to an end, the US president has said..

The death of a teenage girl, who was left alone at a children’s mental health ward by an inexperienced agency worker using fake ID, has been ruled as an unlawful killing by an inquest jury..

An agreement in principle has been reached for the sale of Morecambe to new owners, the club have announced..

Weather warnings have been issued for thunderstorms across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as the fourth heatwave of the summer continues..

A man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade faces an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies..

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street as Europe braces for Donald Trump’s face-to-face discussions with Vladimir Putin on Friday..

US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Scotland as he continues his family holiday to the UK..

Tottenham yielded a late two-goal lead before suffering shoot-out pain in Thomas Frank’s first match in charge to lose a thrilling Super Cup final against Paris St Germain..

Two-time former champion Venus Williams has been handed a wild card into this month’s US Open at the age of 45..

A teenage boy who killed elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli in a Leicestershire park will not have his sentence for manslaughter changed, the Court of Appeal has ruled..

David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog because he did not have a rod licence to go fishing with JD Vance..

How do you address the Vice President of America? It’s a problem my students – they’re from overseas too – don’t care about when they write to me. I get Mr Alice. Dear Teacher. Dear Professor makes me blush. Or just Hi. Or most often nothing at all. ‘Dear Mr Vice President’ as it turns out. But if we’re going to keep this correspondence going, dear JD, that salutation will take up too many of my 800 words.

Looking for some September sun? Here are some great destinations you can fly to from London Gatwick Airport.

Regular readers may recall a TV production company paying to use my garden for some location shooting last Autumn. All can now be revealed, it was for a new George Clarke series of 4 programmes on C4, entitled George Clarke’s Kitchens VS gardens. The series focuses on homeowners who want to give their property a much-needed refresh. They have an allocated budget for kitchen and garden but are undecided which one to prioritise. The 4 programmes will help them decide and one of the locations is a seaside property in Exmouth, which will incorporate some of the ideas from Driftwood, filmed during the shoot with Luke Millard and the team last October.

Brighton’s “Blessing of the Sea” will take place this Sunday at 3pm

Wahaca restaurant has introduced weather-based rewards for diners to enjoy this summer.

Gatwick airport’s outgoing boss said he is “optimistic” the airport’s expansion plan will be approved.

A round-up of recent cases heard at West Sussex Magistrates' Court, sitting at Crawley Magistrates’ Court.

In a year that has seen alarmingly low numbers of barn owl chicks across West Sussex, Raylands Park is proud to announce the survival of a single baby barn owl.

A People Map of the UK has revealed the most searched for celebrities in cities across the country.

The new facility will be constructed at Broadwater Way Retail Park, in Eastbourne. The proposal was given the green light by Eastbourne Borough Council on August 8

Brighton and Hove is bucking the national trend with fewer empty shops than most other towns and cities across the country.

Plans have been submitted to demolish former university buildings and replace them with more than 50 new residential dwellings

Up until this week I had never been to an Ikea. But it’s safe to say after visiting Brighton’s new store, I’ve been converted.

A large invasive spider species, dubbed "one of the UK's largest", has been spotted in Sussex

The Walrus pub in Brighton is preparing to reopen following a revamp

A woman who fled her home country due to homophobic abuse is at risk of being deported

The Dropped Stitch was founded by Hilary and Peter Bath in 1985, and is now run with their son Anthony and his wife – and their 11-year-old daughter helps out too, by selling her own tie-dye creations.

Burgess Hill Girls has shared that almost 80 per cent of students results graded A*-B and over 50 per cent graded A*-A.

The 17-year-old recorded a video of local man Paul Lawrence, 51, who had been killed in Gladonian Road in the early hours of 28 January, 2024.

A helicopter crashed in a field near Patching.