Compston, who is co-hosting Hoolie In The Hydro on Saturday dedicated to the Big Yin, said the Scottish comic has battled the disease “with a smile on his face and cracking jokes that only Billy can”.

The King’s cancer diagnosis was announced on February 6 last year and he postponed all public-facing engagements for almost three months.

On Friday evening, in a message to the nation as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer night, the King revealed the “good news” that “thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence ...

The EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine and compensates its neighbour for the heavy damage that it ...

Sir Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors to accept a deal to avert “reckless” strikes planned for next week, saying it is “beyond belief” that they could go ahead while the NHS is in the grip of a ...

Water supplied to tens of thousands of properties in Kent will no longer need to be boiled before drinking after quality issues were resolved. South East Water (SEW) lifted its “boil water notice” on ...

Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn from the front line, the official ...

National Highways changed the plans for next week's. It will no longer be shut between Acle and Brundall on December 17.

Sir Keir Starmer has held talks with the Belgian premier on the prospect of using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine amid concerns in Brussels over the move. The Prime Minister hosted Bart De Wever ...

A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is among the latest release of images from the estate of convicted sex offender ...

HSBC UK has extended its "branch promise" to keep its 327 locations open until at least 2027. This covers its branches in Norwich, Dereham, King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Diss.

The forecaster said persistent downpours are likely in parts of western Scotland and north-west England on Saturday.