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

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.

Supermarket group Asda announced today that it would create 7,000 new jobs and open 25 new stores.

Initial tests for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in the north of Scotland today have proved negative.

A MAN who subjected a 13-month-old baby girl to a five month ordeal of physical abuse was yesterday jailed for life with a recommendation he serve a minimum of 13 years.