It is now 24 years since Ballochmyle Hospital near Mauchline closed for good - but many happy memories remain for the staff who used to work there.

Seventeen people have been killed in two mass shootings that took place close to each other in a rural town in South Africa. A search is under way for the suspects, national police spokesperson ...

Three firefighters, a woman and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree ...

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham and Scottish secretary Derek Thomson both called for action from ministers at Westminster and Holyrood.

Yvonne Macmillan said she had hugged the King, who was diagnsoed with cancer earlier this year, ‘because of him being unwell’ ...

The King warned that the climate is “changing dangerously” as he took part in a ceremony to mark the Scottish Parliament’s “milestone” 25th anniversary. Charles, who was accompanied by his wife ...

Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing. Rains have been pounding Kathmandu since Friday night and are expected to continue ...

Western governments have pushed for a ceasefire, warning that the situation in Lebanon could descend into a regional war.

The blast on Friday triggered a fire that tore through the site, including a cafeteria, on the outskirts of the regional capital, Makhachkala, Russia’s emergencies ministry said. Two children were ...

The King marked the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament with an address to the chamber. Here is the speech in full: Presiding Officer, First Minister, Members of the Scottish Parliament, ...

Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to victims of clergy sexual abuse after people in Belgium told him ...

The King has warned of the dangers of climate change as he marked the “important” 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. Charles addressed the chamber during a visit to Holyrood with the Queen ...