The Scottish Government has dropped proposals for a National Care Service. Social care minister Maree Todd told MSPs on Thursday the plan to create a central national care board in Scotland will no ...

Storm Éowyn’s severe gales could cause coastal flooding in Wester Ross, residents have been warned. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued a flood alert for the area in response ...

Met Eireann has issued status red warnings for wind which covers the entire country, which will come into effect from the early hours of Friday morning. The worst of Storm Eowyn is expected to hit on ...

A review into the Loan Charge has been launched, following concerns over the size of liabilities owed by some people affected and their ability to pay tax owed in a reasonable time frame. First ...

The mother of a Southport murder victim has said her daughter’s killer was “cruel and pure evil” and that his attack was “the act of a coward”.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested under the Terrorism Act outside a mosque. On Thursday at around 9am, police apprehended the youth outside the Inverclyde Islamic Centre, Greenock. He remains in ...

One of Britain’s most dangerous inmates has been convicted of a string of attacks on prison officers with homemade plastic weapons. Aklakar Rahman, 38, had repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside ...

Camilla spoke as she attended the annual lunch of the Anne Frank Trust, an educational charity founded by family and friends of the diarist’s father.

A number of train companies including Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry have told customers not to travel on routes to Scotland and north Wales.

A dozen councils have said all schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” high wind weather warning issued for parts of ...

Scottish Water is investing £3.3 million to upgrade a critical section of its water supply network between Evanton and Dingwall.

Regulators have set out the next steps towards plans to help people take more control of their regular outgoings and reduce the risk of payments flying out of their accounts unexpectedly (picture ...