Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons on Tuesday, a move ...

SNP leader John Swinney has insisted his party is “financially strong” in the wake of an announcement its staff numbers could be cut from 26 to 16.

A coffee business is joining forces with a personal trainer to host a Christmas market. Coffee Roasters Scotland (CRS) and their Bluey van moved to a new central location in Barrhead near the train ...

The best-selling virtual building game Minecraft is to become a real-life destination in a deal with UK-based theme park owner Merlin. Merlin, the owner of Legoland, Alton Towers and Thorpe Park, has ...

Under the changes, the full 100% relief from inheritance tax will be restricted to the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property relief, above which landowners will pay ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say which way he will vote on the assisted dying debate next week. He said he does not want to put pressure on other MPs by “indicating and adding to ...

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury in March 2018.

The Health Secretary told the Commons he would ‘grip’ the issue of doctor substitution and transparency for patients.

Just hours later the ex-politicians and pro-democracy activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed the ...

Snowy conditions described as “the first taste of winter” have caused school closures, train cancellations and road delays in parts of the UK after severe weather warnings were issued.

Sinn Fein has pledged to deliver a mini-budget in its first 100 days of government and “real” cost-of-living measures as it unveiled its election manifesto. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

More than two in three teachers believe the impact of social media on pupils is the most pronounced challenge in girls’ schools, a poll has suggested. Nearly three in five (58%) teachers said mental ...