Political leaders have eyed a “buzz” and a “big opportunity” for their parties in 2025, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged this year will be one for “rediscovering the great nation that we are”.

Chinese hackers have remotely accessed several US Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ‘rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan’.

People in some parts of the UK may have a chance of seeing the Northern Lights on New Year’s Eve, the Met Office said. People in the east of Scotland, north-east England and Northern Ireland could be ...

Three of seven lurcher puppies stolen just days after Christmas have been found but the search continues for four more, police said. The five-week-old dogs were reported stolen from Shroton in Dorset ...

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker’s wife Tiggy has said she “couldn’t be more proud of” her husband, after he died at the age of 79. Walker’s death was announced on air by his friend and colleague, BBC ...

One of our most popular photos of the year, Colin Clark snapped the famous rock in all her glory from the safety of Girvan. Hundreds of thousands of locals and visitors flocked to Low Green for the ...

Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were the first to welcome 2025, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball drop in New York’s Times Square in the US. In Australia, an ...

A RETIRED Ayrshire police officer has been recognised in the King's New Year honours list. Superintendent Shaheen Baber, who retired from Police Scotland, has been awarded the King's Police Medal (KPM ...

Hardy charity champions braved the cold at Ayr Beach on Boxing Day to raise money for Ayrshire Cancer Support.

Passengers on busy rail routes have faced disruption to services on New Year’s Eve because of a strike by train managers, with more walkouts planned in the coming weeks. Members of the Rail, Maritime ...

Maybole's Marguerite Hunter Blair has been named an OBE, whilst Stephen Neilson from Troon has been honoured with an MBE. Marguerite, 65, moved to the South Ayrshire village 20 years ago after decades ...