NHS England had claimed the number that took part in the five-day walkout was down by 7.5 on the previous round of industrial action.

The national day for play will be marked at an event organised by Choose Play (East Lothian Play Association). This year’s theme is Spaces for Play. The local free pop-up event at Whitecraig playpark ...

The 20-year-old man, who was a student at EF International Language Campuses Cambridge, died after the incident on Friday night.

A missing teenager from Musselburgh, who had not been seen since Wednesday evening, has been traced. Police had urged members of the public to come forward with information on the whereabouts of ...

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

A man who has raised £100,000 for charity since his terminal cancer diagnosis is set to take on a 588-mile walking challenge. Paul Dennington’s “March Through Life” will see him stroll 588 miles over ...

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

A COUNTY man has admitted threatening to kill his former partner. Nicholas Starlight, 29, made the comment towards the woman during an incident at his home on Newbigging in Musselburgh on June 1.

A surfing competition with a difference drew thousands of spectators to a beach near San Francisco, as dogs of all sizes took to the waves. Labs, terriers and spaniels were among dozens of dogs riding ...

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate ...

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted the situation surrounding unsettled striker Alexander Isak is “far from ideal”. The Magpies rejected a £110million bid for the Sweden international on Friday ...