Property professionals are now expecting the new year to start with a ‘bang’ as mortgage lenders look to attract borrowers and home movers.

Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 79,619 at the end of September, up from 78,329 at the end of June.

Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting comments made by grooming gangs expert Professor Alexis Jay in Holyrood.

Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink from HMP Maghaberry for a bail hearing on Thursday.

The new commercial radio station run by STV will officially launch on January 7, the broadcaster has announced. STV Radio says it will offer Scotland’s favourite radio voices and music from the 80s, ...

Actor James Van Der Beek has been described as a “ray of positivity” amid his bowel cancer diagnosis. The 48-year-old was pictured smiling with American TV presenter Craig Melvin ahead of an interview ...

Christopher Dean has said his last performance with skating partner Jayne Torvill “almost felt like the Olympics again”, as the pair reflected on finishing their career on a high. The duo, who took ...

A man who died after being stabbed in an alleyway in Ewell has been named for the first time. The incident happened in Kingston Road outside The Wheatsheaf Pub at around 3.30pm on December 9. He was ...

A Northern Ireland woman has settled a sexual harassment case against a former employer after being “slapped on the bottom” by a male supervisor. Jayla Boyd settled her case against her former ...

Claiming top spot is beloved musical The Muppet Christmas Carol - while two other adaptations of the iconic Charles Dickens tale appear further down the list, with Scrooge placing ninth and A ...

For Prime members, Amazon often delivers right up until Christmas Eve in eligible areas, but 22 December is the recommended safe cut-off.

Hospitals are “nowhere near out of the woods yet” as flu cases remain at record levels for this time of year, health officials have said. The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have ...