The Environment Agency figures show there was an average of 20.5 spills per overflow outlet, compared with 31.8 in the previous year.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “very keen” for the Government to tackle addictive features within social media following a landmark trial in the US. In a potentially precedent-setting ...

Not all savings were identified by NS&I and paid to the beneficiaries of estates as they should have been, pensions minister Torsten Bell said.

In the minds of some English sports fans, ground sharing is reserved for the giants of Italian football AC Milan and Internazionale.

John Swinney has said he was “blindsided” by the UK Government decision to reject a £1.5 billion wind turbine factory in the north of Scotland. Ming Yang had proposed to build the facility in ...

Diversions will be put in place on Kelly Street from Monday, March 30 while Scottish Power carries out work laying cables. It is closed in sections from number 32 Kelly Street towards the junction ...

The departing chief executive failed to rule out potential job cuts as the retail and funeral care firm seeks to bounce back from significant losses.

There has been a fresh wave of support for a fundraiser in memory of the partner of Dunfermline Athletic footballer Graham Carey following news of her death. Carey said on Wednesday he was ...

Gillian Mackay suggested she could share the post with fellow Scottish Green Party co-leader Ross Greer if the party was to win in May.

British Summer Time (BST) officially starts on Sunday when the clocks go forward one hour. It marks the end of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and will mean longer spells of daylight into evenings. It may ...

The OECD published the biggest downgrade to the UK’s growth outlook for 2026 than any other country in the G20 group of ...

A Government consultation is inviting views on whether there should be an Australia-style ban on children from using social media.