The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said. It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were “pushing into” the English Channel ...

Rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a gig in May.

A 52-year-old man who ignored a driving ban has avoided a further period of disqualification. Gordon Miller was stopped at a speed check in Dunfermline and police officers discovered he had just ...