Those who are more vulnerable can be at risk of severe illness such as meningitis and life-threatening sepsis.

Australian police have seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said.

Fay Greaves is probably best known to readers as one of the stars of the BBC show The Traitors, but she is also an NSPCC Campaigner for Childhood ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Ukraine for the first time in more than two years. His arrival comes just weeks after he was criticised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for having a ...

Big Issue sellers talk about the importance of their dogs in a special edition of the magazine. Many vendors have dogs as a much-needed companion on their pitches, which is said to have a huge impact ...

Strikes have been threatened at Edinburgh Airport over the festive season in a dispute over pay which could impact domestic and international flights. Tanker drivers employed by North Air, supplying ...

A £1.6 million centre for training wind farm workers will open in Aberdeen after it was confirmed that Great British Energy will be based in the city.

Dangerous cladding will be fixed on all high-rise buildings on Government schemes within the next five years, ministers are to pledge. The Remediation Acceleration Plan will set out that by the end of ...

Bob Bryar, the former drummer with My Chemical Romance who played on the band’s career-defining rock opera The Black Parade, has died at the age of 44, according to the band. “The band asks for your ...

Policymakers have been urged to consider measures such as student loan forgiveness schemes to ensure there are enough home-grown staff.

An annotated volume, part of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher’s library, is being displayed in his home town of Kirkcaldy, Fife.

The military said it hit sites that had been used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Lebanon after the ceasefire took effect.