Reform UK claimed Moscow was behind knowledge of a £5 million gift the party leader received from a crypto tycoon.

A senior Police Scotland officer has defended the length of the criminal investigation into the SNP’s finances, saying the time taken was “crucial” given its complexity. Assistant Chief Constable ...

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old woman died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield, police have said. Officers were called to the scene at 2.45am on ...

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The first US-born pope, whose family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners, apologised in his first encyclical.

A German YouTuber has won a famous Gloucestershire cheese-rolling contest after edging out a local man who came out of retirement to see off the pretender to his crown. Recent double champion Tom ...

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party. Murrell admitted the ...

May heat records could be broken by nearly 3C, to hit 35C this bank holiday, the day after the UK had the month’s highest temperature in at least 79 years. Temperature records are usually broken ...

Ireland could have record-breaking temperatures this week as the current spell of hot weather continues. Forecasts by Met Eireann show some places could reach 28C, with Munster and Leinster likely to ...

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Joanna Cherry has called for John Swinney to be replaced as Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the SNP. The former SNP MP, who is no longer a member of the party, made the comments after former ...

Peter Murrell was once half of Scotland’s most influential power couple as Nicola Sturgeon’s husband. As the SNP’s long-standing chief executive, he oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity ...