In July 1862, the first proprietor of the Alloa Advertiser James Lothian died, so the business passed to his son James. Over the years Lothian had faced his critics but one of the earliest ...

A former Sinn Fein press officer has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to a series of child sex offences. Michael McMonagle, 43, from Limewood Street in Londonderry, was sentenced at ...

A MAN has been fined for using dogs to kill rabbits in Menstrie. Darren McCutcheon, 31, pleaded guilty to using dogs and ferrets to catch and kill rabbits in a field in the village. He pled guilty at ...

Israeli football fans have been attacked after a match in Amsterdam, with five people admitted to hospital and 62 arrested, Dutch police said. It was not clear how the violence began. Dutch and ...

Asda has become the latest supermarket to warn of rising prices due to tax changes in last week’s Budget which will hit the retailer with £100 million in extra costs. Chairman Lord Stuart Rose said ...

Jonathan Powell will take over from Sir Tim Barrow in the role based in 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office said.

Lidl is to mark the festive season by driving its own version of a Christmas cola truck to cities across the UK, as Coca-Cola announced the return of its own tour. The 20-metre, 15-tonne red truck ...

Wales boss Warren Gatland has named uncapped Scarlets wing Blair Murray in his team for Sunday’s Autumn Nations Series opener against Fiji. New Zealand-born Murray steps into the Test match arena ...

Sir Richard Dearlove said the president-elect may put criticisms of him to one side because of his strong political mandate.

The princess will be at the Cenotaph on Sunday and the evening before she will attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Blues scored two goals from set-piece routines with Disasi and Tosin Adarabioyo heading in from near identical positions in the romp over ...

TOM Shanklin believes Ben Thomas must start at inside centre for Wales when they begin their Autumn Nations Series campaign against Fiji ...