John Swinney has said Scotland and Northern Ireland have a "shared interest" in tackling racist violence after 80 Scottish police officers were sent to help local police in Northern Ireland as ...

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

Police have come under attack for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, with petrol bombs thrown at them in Portadown last night. A senior PSNI officer said there would be a "scaled up ...

John Swinney has defended Health Secretary Neil Gray following accusations he was chauffeured to a pub before a football match. The First Minister said the car was used “in accordance with the ...

Some 63 police officers have been injured in what has been called a “week of shame” in Northern Ireland. Disorder started in Ballymena on Monday after an alleged sexual assault of a girl in ...

There will be ‘a large policing presence across Northern Ireland’ over the weekend, a senior officer has said.

Petrol bombs were thrown at police for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, in what has been dubbed a “week of shame” for the region. After serious public disorder erupted in ...

Police have come under attack for a fifth consecutive night in Northern Ireland, in what has been dubbed a ‘week of shame’ for the region.

Nine million pensioners across England and Wales are set to receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the Department for Work and ...

John Swinney has defended his Health Secretary Neil Gray, following accusations he was chauffeured to a pub in Aberdeen ahead of a football match. The First Minister said the car was used “in ...

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