The winners have been announced for Renfrewshire's Beat the Street challenge which saw thousands of people participate.

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

Scots have been urged to upgrade ageing energy meters, as they are gradually being switched off. Advice Direct Scotland, the charity that operates energyadvice.scot, has raised concerns about the lack ...

Three Green councillors in Glasgow and one of the party’s top candidates in the city have defected to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s Your Party.

The Lithuanian armed forces said in a statement that at about 6pm local time on Thursday (4pm BST), two Russian military aircraft flew into Lithuanian airspace for about 700 metres (765 yards). The SU ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5 in September.

Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said on Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic ...

Paisley Halloween Festival can rival any other event at this time of year in Scotland. This is according to Pauline Allan, who is responsible for running the annual tradition. The free-to-attend ...

Plaid Cymru has defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third. Nigel Farage’s party was hoping to win its first seat at the ballot ...

Ireland uses a system of transferable votes in elections but – with only three candidates on the ballot – there can only be a maximum of two counts. If the gap between Ms Humphreys and Ms Connolly ...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an additional £10 million in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes.

The polls have closed in a crucial Welsh by-election. The votes are being counted in Caerphilly after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour ...