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

The Sweden striker, who has been the subject of a rejected bid from Liverpool, was not involved in Newcastle’s Premier League opener on Saturday.

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

Caldentey, Alessia Russo, Emily Fox and Kim Little are selected, as are Manchester City pair Yui Hasegawa and Mary Fowler and the Manchester United trio of Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Maya Le Tissier and ...

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

The former England boss and Emma Hayes were named as the recipients of the 2025 Professional Footballers’ Association merit award.

Bryce scored 61 from 45 deliveries while captain Beth Mooney landed four boundaries and one six in her 47 runs.

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 ...

West College Scotland is offering the NC Holistic & Spa Therapies course from November at its Greenock campus. Designed in response to industry demand, the qualification aims to equip students with ...

Members of the Greenock Rock Choir are set to take to the stage in their home town on Wednesday - fresh from a 'smash hit' performance at ...

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

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