The former Scottish first minister also said there is no way ‘immediately’ for another independence referendum to be held.

The National Trust is adding a splash of purple to Shropshire’s “blue remembered hills” as it plants thousands of violets to ...

Bayer Leverkusen struck a stoppage-time equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw against Roma at the BayArena which extended their ...

Jack Draper set up a second-round clash with defending champion Daniil Medvedev at the Italian Open while Rafael Nadal ...

Motorists have been warned of lengthy delays as parts of the M25 close over the weekend, which could see the hottest day of the year so far. The motorway – which is Britain’s busiest – will be closed ...

Hungary and China have signed a number of new agreements to deepen their economic and cultural co-operation during a visit to ...

The mastermind behind a bungled armed robbery that saw a police officer shot dead is to be sentenced for her murder. Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was gunned down in the street on her daughter’s fourth ...

Russia is pressing hard in parts of eastern Ukraine in an effort to drive deeper into the Donetsk region, which it partly ...

The Independent runs with a piece on Tory politics as fears rise that more Conservatives could cross the floor to join Labour. INDEPENDENT: More Tory MPs want to ...

A student who was forced to stop playing American football after suffering a spinal cord injury on the field has returned to his team as a coach. Archie Wills-Johnson, who studies at the University of ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has urged his side to finish the season by booking Champions League football after their European dream ended in a Greek tragedy at Olympiacos.

Humphries – decked out in a Leeds United themed shirt – produced a string of impressive displays for his forth nightly win in the tournament ...