Marie Anderson said she has delegated authority in her office’s chief executive and senior staff to ensure work can continue.

A Labour MP has proposed a new law, so unmarried mothers whose partners die during their pregnancy can name both parents on a child’s birth certificate. Jen Craft said her Registration of Births ...

The largest review of the water sector since privatisation has come under criticism for not going far enough to ensure systemic change.

Katie Wallis, previously known as Jamie, admitted the “harassment without violence” of Rebecca Wallis between February and March this year.

EASYJET has announced four new winter routes from Scotland, and flyers can now secure their seats via the airline's official app. These brand-new flights go to popular cities and winter break ...

Eluned Morgan said she welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to hold a statutory inquiry into child abuse across England ...

French police teargassed migrants desperately trying to reach the UK as No 10 admitted the situation at the English Channel was getting worse. Hundreds gathered on the dunes before making dashes ...

President Donald Trump has abruptly left the G7 summit, departing a day early on Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the US leader has declared that Tehran should be ...

The UK has hit 30 new Russian targets with sanctions in a bid to ramp up pressure on Vladimir Putin as he continues to resist calls for an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine. A raft of new sanctions ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS has a “culture of cover-up” as he apologised for failures that are said to have left a woman permanently disabled. He told MPs there is “too much of that ...

Community groups are being invited to apply for a share of £5 million. Co-op is inviting people to apply for its Local Community Fund, which supports projects across the UK that "help people and ...

TV presenter Aggie MacKenzie, who rose to fame presenting How Clean Is Your House? with Kim Woodburn, has paid tribute to her co-presenter, describing her as “incredible” and “fierce”, after she died ...