Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body has said. Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced on Tuesday the Scottish ...

Lord Mandelson has sought to play down past comments about Mr Trump since Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed him in December. He praised Mr Trump as a “nice person” and a “fair-minded person” ...

PARENTS thinking of leaving their children at home while they head out are being urged to read the latest NSPCC advice.

Security minister Dan Jarvis has told the Commons Axel Rudakubana’s case should have been case managed, not closed.

A man who left an abusive voice message for MP Naz Shah has been given a suspended prison sentence, prosecutors have said. Thomas Mearing, 26, pleaded guilty to a public communications offence at ...

Willie Mullins has a plan in his head on how best to beat Constitution Hill with State Man in the Unibet Champion Hurdle – but he is not going to reveal it to anyone.

A LINE of trees is set to be cut down in Tranent tomorrow after they were damaged by Storm Éowyn and "can no longer be safely retained".

Skerries and Dunbar have been linked since 1952, with a friendly match played each year between the two sides. On Saturday, it is the turn of the Irish side to visit East Lothian. Kerrie Knox, ...

AN UNCERTAIN future is ahead for the historic Prestoungrange Gothenburg after it was made “clear” that it cannot remain a pub.

A suspect in a fatal shooting that left one dead and five others wounded at a cosmetics warehouse in the US has been arrested, officials said in a news release. New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones says ...

Willie Mullins is doing his best not to think Galopin Des Champs is going to match Arkle and Best Mate with a third Cheltenham Gold Cup – but he knows a “once in a lifetime” achievement is ...