Jenny Gilruth has been appointed Scotland’s Deputy First Minister by John Swinney. The former education secretary was the first to walk along Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square to the First Minister’s ...

A trade licence which allows for the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries came into effect on Wednesday.

A Channel 4 boss said the broadcaster “ensured that women involved were kept safe when any issues were raised to us” after allegations of rape and sexual misconduct were made by participants of ...

Liam Kelly went on to claim London and Belfast are ‘passing the parcel of blame in a game of unedifying brinkmanship’.

Ms Gilruth replaces Kate Forbes, who left Holyrood at this month’s election, and is picked ahead of a number of other candidates touted behind closed doors by the SNP, including ...

An increase in fuel duty planned for September has been scrapped. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs the 5p per litre fuel duty cut introduced by the Conservative government in March 2022 would ...

The head of the World Health Organisation has said the risk of spread of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is high at national and regional levels – but low at the ...

Across the UK, the average house price in March was £268,000, marking no change from February, according to the Office for National Statistics.

THERE was a perfect ending to the Haydon fixture at Hexham Racecourse on Saturday with first-season trainer and member of the Haydon ...

The King was given a “VIP” movie ticket when he joined passionate film fans running a community cinema in a Northern Ireland seaside resort. Charles visited the town of Newcastle during his second day ...

AFTER clinching the Reeves Group Northern Alliance Premier Division title for the second season in a row with victory over nearest rivals Cramlington United the previous week, Burradon & New Fordley ...

Committee have written to Channel 4 and Ofcom about their response to allegations of rape and sexual assault on Married At ...