JOHN Swinney should have ignored the meeting of the Council of the Nations and Regions. Whether it is held in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen, the population of Scotland expects him to act like the ...

The following article has been published in both Gaelic and English. IN one of his essays, Somhairle MacLean wrote that “Scottish Gaelic song is the chief artistic glory” of Scotland. This is what we ...

Rescuers were still saving people from swollen rivers on Friday, but many expressed relief the impact of the hurricane was not worse.

A Paralympic gold medallist has described how he was “as close to death” as a person can be after contracting meningitis. Wheelchair rugby player Aaron Phipps said his experience was “absolutely ...

The attempted murder trial of a man charged with severely injuring author Sir Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack has been put on hold while judges consider a request to move it to another New York ...

Sir Keir Starmer intervened following reports a £1 billion investment by P&O Ferries’ parent company could be in jeopardy.

Forecasters have warned that more wintry conditions and chilly weather will mean most people in the UK will be needing their coats over the weekend.

LABOUR council chiefs have joined in criticism of Keir Starmer’s exclusion of Scottish local authorities from a regional investment summit.

A comet that was last visible from Earth when Neanderthals were alive could be spotted with the naked eye this weekend, scientists have said. Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has been called “the comet of ...

Here is everything you need to know about seeing the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis without a camera or lens.

A man in his 60s is missing and five others adults have been rescued after a rowing boat capsized on the River Thames. Emergency services were called to Sunbury Lock, Sunbury-on-Thames, at around ...

COUNCIL leaders have refreshed calls for a "single island authority" to ensure decisions about public services are made within the region.