Presiding officer Alison Johnstone announced the June date for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse vote on Tuesday.

The availability of jobs worsened further, with vacancy numbers dropping to 781,000 for the three months to March, the ONS said.

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce the law before this year’s anniversary of the tragedy, which took place at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

People who had been planning to implement measures under the sustainable farming incentive now say they cannot afford to.

The books that made the shortlist were: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry (Canongate); The Mare by Angharad Hampshire (Northodox Press), The Book of Days by Francesca kay (Swift Press), Glorious ...

UK pay growth remained elevated after recent public sector pay increases, official figures have revealed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average weekly pay grew by 5.9% for the three ...

The US is “working very hard” with the UK on negotiating a “great” trade deal, vice president JD Vance has said. US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports to the United States ...

Bin collection strikes in Birmingham are set to carry on after refuse workers rejected an offer from the council to halt the long-running dispute. Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets and ...

One of the northeast’s biggest music events is returning for the last time this weekend - here is everything you need to know.

A packed fashion show raised around £4000 to support repair works on a Nairn church. The community came together at Nairn Community and Arts Centre for a stylish night helping a good cause, with more ...

An Inverness man who threatened to “beat” his former lover and “cut up” her relatives after the couple had separated was jailed for 15 months.