Ministers in the UK are braced for a potential flying visit by Donald Trump to Britain in the coming weeks, it is understood.

Donald Trump urged Nigel Farage to oppose offshore wind farms at a recent meeting, it has been reported.

Update 6pm: Eleven crew members have been evacuated after the Saga Sky cargo ship took on water off the English coast today.

Kevin Markham discovers rich pickings on Scotland’s coastlines, east and west...

USA: A flight was diverted after a man tried to kiss a sleeping girl next to him on the airplane.

We all know of Donald Trump's wish to build a wall to keep Mexicans out of the US.

We all know of Donald Trump’s wish to build a wall to keep Mexicans out of the US.

SPAIN: A priest says he has given up hope that local authorities in his parish of Xestoso in the northwest of the country will fix the potholes in the roads so he has asked for divine intervention.

A grey seal found tangled up in netting on a beach in Scotland has been returned to the sea by rescuers.

ENGLAND: The moment strangers broke into an impromptu sing-along on a train has been captured on camera.

Birtain's Lord Sewel is facing a police investigation after quitting as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords over a video allegedly showing him taking drugs with prostitutes.

ENGLAND: Trust in pollsters is low after their failure to forecast the Tory majority in the general election a poll has found. 

CHINA:

CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who exposed the CIA’s torture programme, is serving a 30-month prison sentence.

Scotland’s former first minister, Alex Salmond, has launched his bid to win a seat at Westminster in next year’s general election.

Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched his bid to win a seat at Westminster in next year’s general election.

AUSTRALIA:

Alex Salmond’s dream of independence has been shattered after Scotland voted to stay part of the United Kingdom.

Polling in Scotland’s independence referendum has closed, leaving campaigners and onlookers across the world waiting to learn if the country will remain in the United Kingdom or not.

Voting is well under way on a historic day for Scotland as people determine whether the country should remain part of the United Kingdom.

US tycoon Donald Trump has spoken of his pleasure at acquiring the Turnberry golf resort, which he has pledged to make “even more spectacular”.

US tycoon Donald Trump has said he will invest up to €45m in the renowned, storm-ravaged golf course he has bought in Co Clare.

US tycoon Donald Trump has said he will invest up to €45m in the Doonbeg links golf course he bought in the west of Ireland.

Tycoon Donald Trump has struck a deal to carry out work on a protected dune system running alongside his luxury golf resort in Co Clare.

Donald Trump has struck a deal to take over one of the best-known golf resorts in Scotland.

DID three months of fierce winter storms affect our wildlife? Millions of trees were felled and swathes of farmland inundated.

USA:

16,000 bottles of rare beer have been stolen from a warehouse in Essex.

Grumpy gorilla set for bachelor pad

The sound of the bagpipes echoed across Trafalgar Square as the Tartan Army flocked to the heart of London ahead of tonight’s clash with England at Wembley.

Torrential rain, thunder and lightning is blighting the first weekend of the school holidays, as thousands set off across the UK for their summer break.

Residents of sheltered housing in Scotland were among those evacuated after coastal flooding.

SILENCE, the movie by Cork-born film-maker Pat Collins, is in the cinemas at present.

While Irish workers, those on welfare, and pensioners have been badly damaged by the Ulster Bank crisis, their problems pale into insignificance compared to those faced by one seven- year-old cancer sufferer.

Donald Trump has complained he was “lured” into investing in Scotland by two First Ministers.

A WHITE-TAILED sea eagle, released last year as part of a reintroduction project in Killarney National Park, has been returned to the wild after being found injured in Scotland.

The New Zealand wife of convicted killer Malcolm Webster has spoken of the “breathtaking” web of deception he created.

A MAN went on trial accused of murdering his first wife and trying to kill his second as part of a plot to make hundreds of thousands of pounds.

One of Scotland’s main airports reopened today after overnight snow across many parts of the country forced its closure.

Swathes of Britain ground to a halt today as the big freeze returned, throwing early getaway plans into jeopardy and threatening to leave homes without heating or presents at Christmas.