The first minister says the UK government has "preyed" on vulnerable claimants after a dramatic Commons U-turn.

Blistering heat is gripping Europe, with weather warnings in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany.

Two people have died in Italy and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires rage in western Turkey.

The bullying of people with gender critical views can’t be allowed, says reader Catriona Stuart’s piece (“Gender critical academic trained in ‘duck and cover’ manoeuvres at university”, 1 July) at ...

Two people have died in Italy and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires rage in western Turkey.

ohn Swinney is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since ...

The nuclear industry has warned that a green energy vision being presented by the Scottish Government is a "fraud" on the nation that ...

The nuclear industry has warned that a green energy vision being presented by the Scottish Government is a "fraud" on the nation.