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 ...

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 ...

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

The heat is expected to give way to instability in Scotland, with a growing risk of thunderstorms and a chance of flooding and disruption.

Ricky Jones has denied encouraging violent disorder after he told a crowd at an anti-racist rally that fascists should have their throats cut.

The founder and chief executive of SaxaVord Spaceport has died aged 67 after a short battle with cancer. Frank Strang, who founded the UK’s first spaceport on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, ...

Drivers in France are being advised to stay off the road between noon and 4pm local time and cover their rear windows because of soaring temperatures. The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists ...

A suicidal father who attempted to murder his two-year-old son by walking in front of a train while carrying the child after learning his ex-partner had moved on has been jailed for 10 years.

The parents of one of the victims of the Southport attack hope to spread “magic” through a foundation set up in her name to encourage children’s love of dance.

The phone call came ahead of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s planned meeting with US president Donald Trump in Alaska.

The call on Wednesday will include Sir Keir, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, who will later be joined by the US President.

Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning, they confirmed water had started escaping the ice dam and flowing downstream, with ...