The ban on drinking alcohol on ScotRail services will come to an end, John Swinney’s programme for government has confirmed. The document, which sets out the Scottish Government’s legislative plans ...

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion is “still utterly traumatised” by her experience, her barrister has said as she told jurors the facts of her client’s case “are a tragedy but they are not ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney insisted his programme for government is a ‘programme for a better Scotland’.

Indian nationals accounted for the highest proportion of work visas issued to people applying to come to the UK last year, along with the second highest proportion of study visas. Some 369,419 ...

Micheal Martin also said any plan involving a permanent Israeli occupation of the region was “wholly unacceptable”.

The 61-year-old was working for Camclad Contractors Limited, replacing cladding panels on a former abattoir that had been damaged in a storm.

The Duchess of Sussex has wished happy birthday to “our sweet boy” Prince Archie, saying: “He’s six! Where did the time go?” Meghan shared a photograph on her Instagram of her eldest child, who was ...

Nearly half of higher education institutions have been forced to close courses to reduce costs, a Universities UK survey suggests.

A Holocaust survivor has paid tribute to the “high risks” people took to help Jews during the Second World War. Jacques Weisser, 83, was born in Antwerp during the war and subsequently hidden when his ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, ...

Police have named a 13-year-old boy who died after being pulled from a canal. Delvin Musakwa, 13, from Exeter, died in hospital following the incident on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were ...

China’s increased trade with Russia has helped the country mitigate some of the worst blows from the sanctions.