John Swinney said the 2011 election, where the SNP won a majority, leading to the 2014 independence referendum, had set a ‘precedent’.

A key mediator has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a ...

By Tuesday, Erin had lost some strength from previous days and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105mph, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said. It was about 650 ...

First Minister John Swinney said he would not change his cabinet team, despite a number of members confirming they will not run next year.

The First Minister refused to comment on claims made by Nicola Sturgeon about former SNP leader Alex Salmond in her memoirs.

POLICE are appealing for help in finding a missing woman from Warrington. Kelly Wilson has gone missing from her address in the Poulton-with-Fearnhead area. She was last seen by her family at 1.30pm ...

Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.

TV and radio presenter Rylan Clark has called for there to be more stories about transgender people amid a “mass wave of hate”. In an appearance at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Clark, 36, who has ...

Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary High Court injunction on Tuesday blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel.

Warrants without bail were issued for Sarah Jordan, 35, of no fixed abode, and Amber Clarke, 24, of Nine Elms, south-west London.

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

More than 8,000 people have asked Ofgem to block Tesla from supplying British households with electricity over owner Elon Musk’s “clear political agenda”. The company applied for a licence from the ...