Officials formally withdrew plans to move the men to Dorset after residents in Margate peacefully disrupted Home Office ...

John Swinney has thanked his family for their support in his bid to become Scotland’s next first minister. He has admitted that it “will involve challenges” for him and wife, the journalist Elizabeth ...

Scotland should have its own television channel but powers over broadcasting should not be devolved to Holyrood, a landmark report into the future of Scottish broadcasting has found. The Scottish ...

Health Minister Shona Robison will today visit one of the pilot areas which tested banning off-sales to under-21s, as the consultation into the government's controversial package of measures to tackle ...

The Scottish Football Supporters’ Association has called on the authorities to clamp down heavily on the use of pyrotechnics in Scottish football.

Morton put their league woes to one side as they moved into the semi-finals of this competition for the fourth year in a row with an impressive display. Davie Irons, the Morton manager, admitted he ...

The United States government embarked on the biggest bail-out in its history yesterday when it confirmed the takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a bid to stem further economic ...

With problems in the American sub-prime mortgage market already blamed for many of the UK's economic woes, economists and politicians here will be watching anxiously to see what impact the latest ...

The public is being bombarded with energy efficiency advice which could increase the risk of damp and deadly mould, a Scots environmental health expert has warned. Keeping windows permanently shut, ...

Worcestershire spinner Josh Baker has died at the age of 20, the club have announced. The Pears said they were “devastated” by the loss of the former England Under-19 international, who was in action ...

England international Jack Willis admits he immediately “fell in love” with Toulouse’s relentless desire to win trophies after joining the French heavyweights. Willis, who moved to France following ...

Kyren Wilson and David Gilbert could not be separated by the end of the first session of their World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible. They finished all-square at 4-4 with Wilson, the ...