Among those who braved the elements on the Christmas Eve swim in Helen’s Bay were a couple who first met at the event last year.

A man has denied obstructing Tower Bridge during a pro-Palestine protest earlier this year. Esteban Gonzalez, 26, pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Wearing a jacket with ...

OLD man involved in a siege at his Kelso home with armed police has been jailed for two years at Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Ayodele Jambgadi, 28, of Kingston Road, Ilford, east London, is next due to appear in custody at Inner London Crown Court on January 7.

Tony Chung said he was ‘honoured’ to be the first Hong Konger to be accused of violating the national security law twice.

A Russian-born US citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, news agencies have reported. A Moscow court brought espionage ...

A TIMBER frame manufacturer has donated more than £23,000 to Borders charities. Oregon Timber Frame Limited, based in Selkirk, has supported various causes in the Scottish Borders with donations ...

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after more heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia.

Shopping centres and retail parks saw ‘modest’ year-on-year shopper increases of 1.4 and 4.9 respectively, MRI Software said.

Tuesday is expected to be ‘grey and gloomy’ but the warmest day of the week, with highs of up to 15C in Wales, the Met Office said.

A man seen in a viral video being hit in the groin with a brick during the summer’s Southport riots has been jailed. Brian Spencer was seen on the video clip gyrating his hips and taunting police ...