More snow, ice and rain is on the way after schools were shut and travel disrupted amid weather warnings.

The minimum price for alcohol in Scotland is to increase by 30% under refreshed plans to tackle deaths and hospital admissions. 

Five US marines have been killed in a helicopter crash in California. 

A Conservative politician has been criticised for suggesting barber shops were a "front" for money laundering.

An online travel agency has made a tongue-in-cheek job offer to Michael Matheson after he quit the Scottish government's frontbench over a data roaming bill of almost £11,000.

A former British soldier is to be prosecuted for the murder of a man in the early 1970s, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said.

The minimum price for alcohol in Scotland is to increase by 30% under refreshed plans to tackle deaths and hospital admissions. 

Joe Biden has mixed up a living politician with a dead one for the second time this week.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating the attempted murder of a senior detective in Northern Ireland.

Tariff-free trade with Ukraine has been extended until 2029, the government has announced, marking a deeper commitment to the country's economy as its war with Russia continues.