Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen and he hopes it will not. In a preview of an interview with Russian state television, published on ...

A VILLAGE hall is hosting a celebration tea party for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The free event will take place at West Kilbride Village Hall on May 8, from 1.30pm to 4pm. The community centre is ...

The top-rated school in North Ayrshire was Largs Academy, where 51 per cent of school leavers achieved gold standard - up from 46 per cent in 2024. This placed Largs 55th overall in Scotland. Next on ...

UK interest rates are set to be cut to 4.25% as the Bank of England eases costs for borrowers while it digests the impact of US tariffs on the economy. Most economists are expecting rates to be ...

The territory of 2.3 million people is suffering what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began.

Eight men have been arrested in two separate counter-terrorism police investigations. Five men, including four Iranian nationals, were arrested at locations across England on Saturday on suspicion of ...

HAVE you ever been there? The scenario when you bump into someone in the supermarket, and they start chatting away to you, and you cannot for the life of you recognise them. You know you should ...

Lady Gaga gave a free concert on Saturday night in front of more than 2 million fans who poured onto Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making ...

Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year’s annulled vote plunged the European Union (EU) and Nato member country into its worst political crisis ...

Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca and R2-D2 are just some of the Star Wars characters artist Caroline West has painted on used tea bags.

Sir Winston Churchill’s victory speech, a military procession, a flypast and street parties are part of the build-up to May 8.