A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland ...

Various reasons were suggested for why beer mats no longer seem to be commonly seen in UK pubs. One suggested it was people destroying them or taking them home that led pubs to stop using them.

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland are without water and electricity amid a bitter cold snap across the whole island. The severe winter weather has led to the closure of some schools ...

Halifax, Lloyds and Barclays are among the major banks shutting branches across the country in the coming weeks.

The Department for Work and Pensions is writing a letter to every pensioner in the country, offering up to £4,000 more help.