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It is to be hoped that the “high-level delegation” going from supermarket group Iceland Foods to Reykjavik this week to try to resolve their dispute over its trademark name manages to thaw relations.

As the balmy Caribbean island of Barbados draws close to the celebration of its Golden Jubilee, 50 years of Independence on 30th November 2016, we have reconnected with our Scottish heritage.

US president-elect Donald Trump made two cabinet selections yesterday, choosing fierce Obamacare critic Tom Price to lead the department of health and human services, and Elaine Chao, who served in the cabinet of George W Bush, as secretary of transport.

Major household brands are selling everyday grocery staples containing palm oil produced using child labour, Amnesty International has claimed.

A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division football team crashed in Colombia while on its way to the final of a regional tournament, killing 75 people.

Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish independence remains “firmly on the table” as Irish politicians urged her to press ahead with her plans to break up the UK.

German chancellor Angela Merkel has rebuffed efforts by Theresa May to seek an early agreement on the rights of Britons living in the European Union and EU citizens in the UK, according to reports.

Nigel Farage will return to the United States within days as he continues to pose a diplomatic headache to Theresa May over his closeness to US President-elect Donald Trump.

The historic thawing in diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba could be reversed unless the country moves in the “right direction” following the death of Fidel Castro, one of president-elect Donald Trump’s closest advisers has warned.

ONE in three people in the country has paid a compliment to a stranger in the past year, according to new research released to mark #givingtuesday – the global day of giving.

Seven people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Ohio State University

Prime Minister Theresa May will not attend Fidel Castro’s funeral, her official spokeswoman has said.

A FATHER whose son perished in a New Zealand mining disaster has pleaded with authorities not to seal up the entrance.

A shipwreck dating back to the 1870s has been found in deep water in Lake Ontario near the New York shore.

Jeremy Corbyn’s allies have defended him after criticism of comments in which he praised Fidel Castro’s “heroism”.

The Syrian home of a young Harry Potter fan who was sent books by JK Rowling has been destroyed by bombing.

Troops in the Philippines, backed by bomber aircraft, have attacked sympathisers of the Islamic State group.

British military support and education efforts in Afghanistan are helping to tackle terrorism at its source, Boris Johnson said on his first visit to the country.

Fidel Castro’s life and the revolutionary struggle he led is to be turned into a song and dance extravaganza which could be performed at next year’s Edinburgh Festival.