John Swinney has said he is “concerned” the UK could be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Tensions escalated further over the weekend as the US struck three of Iran’s nuclear ...

Drones and missiles hit residential areas, hospitals and sports infrastructure in numerous districts across Kyiv, emergency services said.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has congratulated the first graduates of its Skills Sector programme. The scheme, set up in collaboration with East Ayrshire Council and Ayrshire College, helps young people with ...

Yvette Cooper confirmed the move after Palestine Action’s vandalism of two planes inside RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

He said he was determined to deal with inequalities and racism in the health service as he launched a probe into NHS maternity services.

A "HEROIC" Ardeer Thistle player has been hailed after using a defibrillator to help a man during an emergency - just weeks after the device was installed at the club's stadium.

A woman in her 40s has died and nine other people have been injured after two cars crashed on the M4 motorway. A seven-seater Toyota Corolla and a Volkswagen Tiguan collided between junctions 16 and ...

Last month, Aria Pascual competed in both the Scottish and British Shotokan karate championships. She returned with medals in hand from both national contests - taking silver and gold respectively.

The speed of disclosure to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry “must increase”, counsel to the proceedings has said. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull, is hearing opening statements from core ...

Preventing Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is a “good thing” for the UK, Downing Street said, as it declined to comment on whether US strikes on the country were legal. A Number 10 spokesman said the ...

A new maternity investigation is set to focus on the 10 “worst performing” maternity services in England. Leeds and Sussex maternity services will be examined as part of the investigation, officials ...

THIRTY homes in Kilwinning's Pennyburn have had a major energy-efficient upgrades. Riverside Scotland has teamed up with a Glasgow energy services firm, Union Technical, to enhance the thermal ...