The deputy prime minister and Labour leader are to launch an attack on independence in speeches to their Scottish party conferences.

Iranian voters take part in parliamentary polls that pit supporters of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei against those of President Ahmadinejad.

The world famous penguin parade at Edinburgh zoo is going to be cancelled for the next three months.

Consumer review website Yelp sets a price of $15 a share for its initial public offering later on Friday, higher than the expected range of $12-$14.

Construction finishes on the Tokyo Sky Tree in Japan - now the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower completed in Japan.

Emails sent by Education Secretary Michael Gove from a private account should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, the information commissioner rules.

James Blunt and Katherine Jenkins are forced to cancel performing for British troops in Afghanistan because of problems reaching the base.

A man in his 30s dies after a shooting in Belfast city centre.