AN ASPIRING joiner from Galashiels has made it to the final of a national competition. Sinead McLaren, 18, is one of the top 10 finalists in the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2025 competition. The Borders ...

It will give the US access to Ukraine’s valuable rare earth minerals while providing Kyiv a measure of assurance about continued American support.

North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link with the construction of a bridge over a border river hailed as a major development which will further expand their ties.

The former vice president criticised Donald Trump in her most extensive speech since leaving office in January.

The best-selling author, who died in 1976, will deliver her philosophy on writing using artificial intelligence-enhanced technology.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Iran “will pay the consequence” of supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US has been conducting strikes targeting rebels since March 15, while the ...

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple violated a 2021 injunction in the case filed by Epic Games.

A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities, while four regional mayors and two local mayors will be elected. A parliamentary by-election is also taking place to choose ...

Alexander Smirnov is serving a six-year sentence for lying about former president Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes.

Singer Engelbert Humperdinck has credited karaoke for keeping his music alive “all these years” ahead of his 89th birthday. The Leicester-raised singer told the PA news agency he would be spending his ...

US President Donald Trump previously said he wants access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as a condition of further support.

Jason Brown had been put under surveillance by police as part of an operation targeting the supply of illegal drugs in the Borders.