An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters have said. The ...

Stand-up comic Philip Simon had been due to perform a solo show at the Banshee Labyrinth during last year’s festival fringe.

A licensing application for the new KFC drive-thru at Monks Cross Shopping Park has been lodged with City of York Council.

Scottish Labour is “stuck in the past”, one of its MSPs has said after failing to make it onto the leadership ballot. Monica Lennon was unable to secure backing of three MPs to advance to the final ...

Long-term benefits claimants will be made to clean up their local high street or face being stripped of their benefits under new plans unveiled by Reform UK. The party’s Treasury spokesperson, Robert ...

Belgium’s King Philippe interrupted his summer holiday to visit emergency services fighting the wildfire in the eastern High ...

The Lexus GB Davis Cup team to face Ecuador at London’s Copper Box Arena has been named by captain Leon Smith as: ...

A major solar energy project near York has been acquired and is now under construction. Hessay Solar was purchased by funds managed by London-based investment firm Triple Point, which specialises in ...

A FORMER Top Gear host who went to school in North Yorkshire has spoken out on his speeding conviction and court fine.

The creator and star of the show, 70, announced in a statement that the recordings would not be going ahead as he required ‘immediate surgery’.

Three teenagers and a 64-year-old have been arrested 'after a man sustained knife wounds' on a York cycle path.

After nominations closed at 10am on Monday, Scottish Labour confirmed that Scottish finance spokesperson Michael Marra and Joe Fagan, a former council leader who was elected as an ...