Parts of the UK have been rocked by four earthquakes in just eight hours, with the biggest - of 2.2 on the Richter scale ...

Falkirk Council is considering introducing a tourist tax, hoping it will generate more than a million pounds of income every ...

This show snowy weather extending from the South Coast to Yorkshire, with only coastal areas of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cornwall ...

At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. A combination of prevailing ...

Local authorities say they will have to make "difficult decisions" to offset a rise in National Insurance.

A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region ...

The number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland has reached a 15-year high, the latest official figures show.There were ...

New maps from weather watchers at WXCharts show huge swathes of the UK turning white as a fresh blasting of snow comes ...

This weather map shows a 570-mile stretch of snow is expected in the UK in just one week - with two areas of Scotland set to ...

It then emerged that the UK government was considering blocking Scotland's plans because it wanted a single scheme for all four nations. UK ministers eventually decided they would grant an ...

Scotland's public sector will have to "absorb" a shortfall in funding to cover a UK government tax rise, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has said. The SNP minister signalled the NHS, councils ...

The UK's peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the ...