A rare 245-year-old Neapolitan violin has been presented to the leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra (UYO) for use during her tenure. Anna Jansson, 21, from Cork, a student at the Kunst-Universitat ...

Business activity across the UK’s private sector has hit a one-year high this month, as the services industry led a summer rebound, according to new survey data. Firms nevertheless have been cutting ...

The company, which operates about 610 hotels, saw revenues slip by 3.2 to £471.3 million for the six months to June 30.

Chelsea have accepted a £26million offer from Villarreal for defender Renato Veiga, the PA news agency understands. The Portugal left-back is reported to have agreed a seven-year deal and his ...

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

The University of Edinburgh Sport has announced a ground-breaking three-year partnership with sports hydration brand Grilla, in one of the ...

The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32,000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show ...

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.