The government has previously used the “danger to life” system in real-life scenarios. Last December an alert was issued to 3 ...

The emergency alert test, which is being described as "one of the biggest public safety exercises” in UK history, is set to take place ...

An emergency alert drill in a month’s time “will be one of the biggest public safety exercises” in UK history, a Cabinet minister has said. Pat McFadden said mobile phone alerts could save lives ...

Ross Moran, Network Rail Scotland’s route director, said: “Storm Floris has caused significant disruption to Scotland’s railway, with wind speeds of up to 90mph, unprecedented for a summer storm. “Our ...

Storm Floris has brought travel disruption to northern parts of the UK, with roads and railway lines blocked by fallen trees amid high winds. Gusts of about 85mph are expected in exposed parts of the ...

Scots have been urged to avoid travel as an amber warning for strong winds comes into force for much of Scotland on Monday.

The UK is bracing for Storm Floris to hit on Monday, with northern Eangland and Scotland set to be hit the hardest, with possible winds of up to 85mph.

Storm Floris will batter the UK with unseasonably strong winds and heavy downpours next week, the Met Office has warned. The ...

Perils has increased its insured loss estimate for Windstorm Eowyn, which hit the UK on 24-25 January, by 7.3% to EUR747mn ...

Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has increased its insurance industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm “Éowyn”, a ...

Trump is set to visit Scotland, his mother's ancestral home, where he owns two golf courses, for a mix of business and pleasure. But some Scots are taking no pleasure.

Many Scots refuse to make peace with President Trump or his golf resorts, even after he deepened his investment in the land where his mother was born.