As much as 20cm (eight inches) of snow could fall in the UK within just a few days as the latest snow probability maps show ...

A new bridge on N.C. 130 over I-95 honors James H. Marshburn, an N.C. Highway Patrol trooper who was killed in the line of ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The prison population in Scotland's jails is at near record levels. Government ministers, governors and inspectors have described the system ...

Scotland — like England and Wales — has some of the highest incarceration rates in Western Europe. The design capacity of the country’s prison estate — how many inmates the country’s ...

Most Scottish people oppose measures to release prisoners early from jail to deal with overcrowding, a new poll has revealed. Only 28 per cent said they are in favour of the policy, which was ...

The Aurora Borealis could be visible in parts of Scotland tonight (March 26). The Met Office said: “There's another chance to see the aurora across parts of Scotland tonight. I've been a master ...

The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France's back-channel talks with the ...

The Scottish Highlands region is vast, measuring more than 11,000 square miles in length. There are so many cities, towns, regions and islands in between, it can be overwhelming deciding where to ...

An icon of a desk calendar. An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. An icon of a paper envelope. An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. An icon ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle is not only one of Scotland's most recognized landmarks, but one of the country's most-visited attractions.

Gertrudis Pineda insists her son Oscar is not a criminal The lack of tangible information about her son Oscar – one of 238 Venezuelans deported by the US to a maximum-security prison in El ...