Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has sharply rebuked Elon Musk for weighing in on Italian court rulings that have set back ...

A HAWICK man has been found guilty following a trial at Jedburgh Sheriff Court of communicating indecently with what he thought was a 12-year-old girl but turned out to be an adult decoy.

Dean Dempster, a response officer for Greater Manchester Police, assaulted the child while on duty in Oldham in December last year.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has been urged to intervene after a Co Tyrone man was arrested in the UAE over an online review he posted. Craig Ballentine, 33, from Cookstown, was ...

CASH-STRAPPED Scottish Borders Council has made “significant improvement” as it bids to balance its books, senior councillors were informed ...

A national visitor attraction in the Borders has been praised for making Scotland's history accessible to all. The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre, in Galashiels, has been recognised by ...

The witness told the inquiry that a sample of the nerve agent the size of ‘a third to a sixth of a grain of salt’ could be fatal to a human.

A woman who was with Nikita Hand in the hotel where she claims she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, has told a High Court she was “surprised” to learn of the alleged ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump. A ...

A Borders nurse has been awarded a national prize for her contribution to the NHS. Gemma Burdett, a senior addiction nurse from Galashiels, was given the Readers’ Choice Outstanding Contribution to ...

The Toy Retailers Association has released its annual DreamToys list of the 20 predicted top sellers this Christmas.