The writer of the Inspector Rebus novels talks about his new book Midnight and Blue, being an author, and books that have ...

Ian Rankin is the best-selling author of the Inspector Rebus mysteries and other books. A multiple-award winner, the Edinburgh-based novelist has received an OBE and knighthood for his service to ...

A love letter to the crime novel, a dystopian UK and a taut political thriller... Our writers pick this year's most ...

Ian Rankin has always enjoyed building small model boats but, after a cancer diagnosis, the 82-year-old set himself a new challenge. The great-grandfather has spent the past 12 months hand ...

Ian Rankin, 82, from Bearsden, Scotland, built a 9-metre yacht in his garden last year. The man, who is suffering from colon ...

Ian Rankin, 82, from Bearsden, Scotland, built a 30-foot yacht in his garden last year. Despite suffering from colon cancer, ...

Ian Rankin, aged 82, from Bearsden, Scotland, constructed a 9-metre yacht in his garden last year. The gentleman, who is ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said UK economic growth was his "number one mission" as he defended his trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The prime minister accused predecessor Boris Johnson ...

The most expensive street in Scotland is now outside Edinburgh, data shows. The Bank of Scotland said properties in Queen’s ...

A cancer patient has brought festive cheer to Bearsden with a hand-built 30ft Christmas yacht. Ian Rankin, 82, built the ...

THE BBC is facing mounting pressure to play a Christmas number one contender that mocks Sir Keir Starmer’s winter fuel cuts. Freezing This Christmas, performed by Sir Starmer and the Granny ...

The original Del Boy - actor Sir David Jason - has attended the Only Fools and Horses Musical Gala Night at London's Hammersmith Apollo tonight. The special night for the theatre show was to ...