A heatwave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons and some farmers switching to ...

BT has revealed aims to cut costs by a further £700 million over the next four years as it reported flat full-year earnings and falling revenues. The telecoms giant said it was upping its cost saving ...

The building society made a pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion for the year to the end of March, down from the £2.3 billion it made last year.

The group reported a half-year pre-tax loss of £552 million, which is in line with the range it gave in a trading update in April.

A golf day run by a foundation set up in memory of a young Gourock man who passed away from cancer has raised over £10,000 for charity.

Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains tax equalised with income tax. Mr Streeting, who had made clear he intends to stand in any ...

The owners of a pristine Greenock property which appeared in hit BBC show Scotland's Home of the Year are selling up.

A man has been found guilty of carrying out a sexual act on himself while staring at two young children through a window at his Greenock home.

The oldest bridge in Paris has begun to vanish as the artist JR – who is known as the “French Banksy” – began inflating a ...

A new 50p coin has been released to mark the 25th anniversary of The Lord Of The Rings. Unveiled by The Royal Mint on Wednesday, the collectable coin celebrates the release of Peter Jackson’s The ...

The free bus travel scheme will allow every child aged five to 15 in England to travel on participating local routes. The Chancellor is committing more than £100 million to fund the free fares scheme ...

Drivers are being warned to expect congestion on major routes this weekend as millions of people embark on bank holiday getaway trips despite the surge in fuel prices. The RAC estimated that 19 ...