AUSTRALIA'S WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING MONTHS REVEALED

It was a very wet month for western Tasmania and rainfall above average for Victoria, northern Western Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria region... READ MORE›

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EUROMILLIONS LOTTERY WINNER UK TICKET SCOOPS 93M

EuroMillions began in 2004 and the biggest prize in UK history was ?161m, won by a Scottish couple in 2011... READ MORE›

SNP'S STURGEON SAYS UK WITHDRAWAL FROM EU 'MUST HAVE' FOUR NATION BACKING

Ms Sturgeon believes a referendum is inevitable regardless of who wins the next election ... READ MORE›

NICOLA STURGEON URGES VOTERS TO DUMP LABOUR

Daily record new snp leader nicola sturgeon sets sights on winning westminster vote with plan to link with labour 4 hrs ago... READ MORE›

NICOLA STURGEON TO CALL FOR NEW BBC FOR SCOTLAND

Scotland's first minister will call for bold and ambitious reforms to the way the corporation operates... READ MORE›

NICOLA STURGEON TO BECOME NEW SNP LEADER

Ms Sturgeon, also set to become Scotland's first female first minister, pledged to ensure more powers were delivered to the Edinburgh parliament... READ MORE›

GERMANY FOLLOWS SCOTLAND'S EXAMPLE WITH MOVE TO BAN ALL GM CROPS

Germany follows Scotland's example with move to ban all GM crops and opt out of EU approvals... READ MORE›

A separate school for people with ginger hair?... READ MORE›

CALL TO RULE OUT EARLY SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM REPEAT

07 01 Same-sex marriages Scotland's new law on same-sex marriages has come into effect... READ MORE›

WHY DOES THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER HAPPEN EVERY YEAR?

Cloud and rain are expected to make viewing the annual Perseid meteor shower disappointing in the south of the UK... READ MORE›

STURGEON IN 'GOOD FAITH' SMITH PLEDGE

Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›

ANDY SAMUEL NAMED AS HEAD OF OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY IN ABERDEEN

Norman Kerr, director at the charity Energy Action Scotland, told Good Morning Scotland that more needs to be done to tackle fuel poverty... READ MORE›

FOSSIL FUEL REGISTER SHOWS MORE THAN A THIRD OF AUSTRALIA EARMARKED FOR COAL OR GAS

Laird said the map shows the vital water sources that are at risk from the fossil fuel industry... READ MORE›

TOP SCOTS SKIER SUFFERS BROKEN BACK

James Dougall spoke after McManus, 20, was convicted of killing Ms Sanders and attempting to murder her partner Norman Busby in Crookston, Glasgow... READ MORE›

FIRST DAY: THE PIONEERING SURGEON WHO CAME TO AUSTRALIA ON A LEAKY BOAT

It's hard to say exactly what was the first day Dr Munjed Al Muderis spent in Australia... READ MORE›

THIRD DEATH IN C. DIFFICILE OUTBREAK

Kelly, Edinburgh: My heart is breaking for Glasgow and all those affected by this terrible tragedy... READ MORE›

POLICE STOP 12-YEAR-OLD BOY MORE THAN 1,000KM INTO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Outback traffic police have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was almost a third of his way toward driving solo across Australia... READ MORE›

ELECTION WATCHDOG DEEMS REFERENDUM VOTE A SUCCESS

Of the young people who voted, 97 said they intended to vote again in future elections and referendums... READ MORE›

SEARCH FOR BRITON WHO DISAPPEARED AFTER EVENING SWIM IN SYDNEY

Man with links to manchester failed to return after taking a dip at south curl curl on the city's northern beaches... READ MORE›

SNP ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF 'RUSH JOB' OVER ENGLISH VOTES FOR ENGLISH LAWS

The SNP has accused the Government of rushing through plans to give only English MPs a vote over English laws... READ MORE›

ELEPHANT PIERCES TYRE WITH TUSK IN SAFARI ATTACK

The mutual OneFamily has compiled a list of the top 20 postcodes in England and Wales to raise a family... READ MORE›

GEORGE OSBORNE: WE SHOULD EMBRACE CHINA, NOT FEAR ITS RISE

We want a golden relationship with China that will help foster a golden decade for this country... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN FISH MOVING SOUTH AS CLIMATE CHANGES, SAY RESEARCHERS

University of Tasmania finds 35 species face shifts in their ranges and egg-laying patterns as the waters off south-east Australia warm faster than average... READ MORE›

All three major British political parties have already set out differing proposals on extra powers for Scotland if it rejects independence... READ MORE›

SHARK ATTACK KILLS SURFER IN AUSTRALIA 30 FEET FROM SHORE

Beaches closed in northern New South Wales after surfer dies from fatal shark attack in Ballina, a popular holiday destination... READ MORE›

INDIGENOUS CULTURE IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN NEW TOURISM CAMPAIGN

It's Tourism Australia's new approach and Indigenous Australia's new opportunity... READ MORE›

FLORIDA NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS 14-YEAR-OLD AND 18-YEAR OLD

The slain teens were 14-year-old Sean Archilles and 18-year-old Stef'an Strawder, police said... READ MORE›

HUNT HAS A 'PATRIOTIC' VISION FOR LABOUR

Jon Cruddas, a former adviser to Ed Miliband, revealed last month that an English Labour Party was being set up... READ MORE›

BRITISH PRISON SMOKING BAN RIOT FEARS AS 'STABILITY' CONCERNS OVERSHADOW HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Inmate At Centre Of Extraordinary Legal Battle Warns Prison Smoking Ban Will Spark Violence And Suicides... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA FACES HEIGHTENED BUSHFIRE THREAT AS EL NIA?O GETS SET TO FAN FLAMES

Areas of Western Australia including Perth are also set for a heightened bushfire risk as summer arrives... READ MORE›

SCOTTISH NATIONALISTS PLAN NEW INDEPENDENCE VOTE

LONDON - Scottish nationalists will propose holding a new referendum on independence from the rest of Britain, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Sunday... READ MORE›