A freedom of information disclosure has led to questions about decisions made on wholesale local government reorganisation.

Nick Cave has said that the death of Marianne Faithfull at the age of 78 means a loss of “not just a fiercely unique talent, but the stored knowledge of a generation”. Tributes have come flooding in ...

An alleged victim of a Chinese PhD student who is accused of drugging and raping 10 women told police that she felt “disgusting” after waking up at his London flat, a trial heard.

Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Reform UK as a “protest party” as Nigel Farage prepares to hold a rally in her constituency. The Conservative leader told broadcasters she was “not at all” worried about ...

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

The family of two sisters who vanished earlier this month have been informed after a woman’s body was found in a river close to where they were last seen. The body was recovered from the River Dee in ...

Rescuers have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted the humpback in difficulty at the Invertote salmon farm and contacted ...

Three appeal judges ruled a week ago that the judges involved in historic family court proceedings concerning Sara could be named.

Mr Ewing said the former first minister became ‘obsessed with ideology, equality and gender form’ during the time Greens were ...

One lucky ticket holder has not yet claimed the £83,474,081 jackpot prize from the EuroMillions draw on Friday January 24.

There were 4,612 people recorded as sleeping rough in the capital between October and December, up from 4,389 in the same period in 2023.

Hamas has released the names of three male hostages set to be released on Saturday. The list includes Yarden Bibas, 35, Keith Siegel, 65, and Ofer Kalderon, 54, Israeli officials confirmed, speaking ...