For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.2 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.6% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

President landed at Prestwick Airport before a large motorcade accompanied him to a luxury estate in East Ayrshire.

The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely ...

The revelation of the number of potential victims comes after Scotland Yard apologised for the distress suffered.

Nicola Sturgeon’s “Stalinist” approach to leadership had “disastrous” consequences for the SNP, former SNP MP Joanna Cherry has told an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Health analysts have said they have spotted a “contradiction” in NHS data as they called for more transparency in the way waiting list figures are reported. Experts suggest that more patients are ...

Donald Trump’s interventions over the Ukraine war have created a “viable” chance of a ceasefire, but Britain stands ready to “increase pressure” on Russia if necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

A UK-based charity in a “desperate race” to save people from landmines has won a global humanitarian prize for its work. The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the ...

Liverpool and Manchester City are among the clubs whose players and managers were spotted on taxis across the capital Harare.

Abedi, 28, is also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon after the incident at HMP Frankland ...

Plans for the development of a large  Crossford have been rejected by Fife Council over concerns about its visual impact ...

The 32-year-old Syrian has been charged with sexual assault, two counts of common assault and four of assault by beating.