Scots will “resoundingly” back the “golden opportunity” of independence if a second referendum takes place, First Minister John Swinney has said. The SNP leader used a statement on the first day of ...

Firefighters remain at the scene tackling a grass fire which broke out near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on Monday. The alarm was raised at about 6.50pm on May 25 when the fire started in an area of ...

A CRASH involving a car and a cyclist in Tranent this morning has resulted in a driver being issued with a penalty notice.

The incident happened at a level crossing during the morning rush hour near the town of Buggenhout, 20 miles north-west of ...

Repair Cafe comes to East Linton Community Hall on May 30. Get household items fixed, join crafting, or volunteer for the Tool Library. Email ...

Mr Manifold, previously chief executive of Irish building materials firm CRH, joined BP last October as it sought to drive an upturn in performance. Albert Manifold was previously ...

The sentences of three teenage boys who were spared jail for rape are being sent to the Court of Appeal after a review under the unduly lenient scheme. Attorney General Lord Hermer said there was “an ...

Ministers have previously come under pressure in Parliament to ban children from the social media platforms deemed harmful.

The King was praised for his “innate understanding that we need to be in harmony with nature”, as he visited a project aimed at promoting red squirrels by limiting their grey cousins’ numbers using ...

A jury has been sworn in to hear the trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who is accused of a series of alleged historical sexual offences. The prosecution will deliver the opening ...

Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard by forcing her into the bath in Thornton Heath, south London, on June 6 1978.

Seamus Maguire is thought to have been killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries between 1973 and 1976.