Kearney, who stepped down as a presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme last year, was made CBE for services to journalism and broadcasting.

A Russian captain killed a crewman when his container ship crashed into an oil tanker in English waters, engulfing both in a ball of flames, a court has heard. Captain Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole ...

The rear of the Pacemaker was left hanging over a huge ‘sinkhole’ after a canal bank collapsed in the early hours of December 22.

A Venezuelan-linked oil tanker is in the Moray Firth for replenishment after being seized by the US in the North Atlantic last week. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, ...