Buses in Scotland will be brought under public control by 2031, John Swinney has said. Speaking at his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen, the First Minister told delegates his Government will make ...

An emotional John Swinney told SNP supporters he is “determined” to deliver Scottish independence to create a “better” country for his teenage son. Scotland’s First Minister closed his party’s annual ...

Pope Leo has returned to the Vatican, four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where ...

The debate around whether Zionism is racism is “unhelpful” to seeking peace in the Middle East, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said. The debate was sparked by a motion at the annual England ...

A 10-year-old boy has been left in a critical condition after a serious crash involving three vehicles on an A-road in the Scottish borders, Scotland Police have said. The boy is one of five people ...

Interior minister Laurent Nunez’s office described ‘a growing number of violent incidents’, including assaults on police ...

A man and a woman have been charged by police investigating an arson attack in Waterford that killed four members of the same family and will appear before a sitting of Clonmel District Court on ...

Ten people have died and four others were injured after a fire gutted a beach resort in south-eastern Bangladesh, authorities said. The blaze broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox’s ...

A man and a woman are still being questioned following their arrest in connection with an arson attack in Waterford that killed four members of the same family. Philip and Kim English and their sons ...

A 71-year-old “Glamour Gran” said “this is only the beginning” after missing out on the top spot at a Miss Great Britain beauty pageant. Ann Marie Harper, from Ayrshire, made history as the oldest ...

The Pope is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican announced. The 71-year-old Leo XIV had the lower lobe of his right lung removed after doctors ...