A former Coronation Street actress has accused BBC Scotland bosses of “throwing people out to the wolves” with plans to axe River City. Lynda Rooke, who also starred in dramas Casualty and The Bill, ...

A veteran broadcast journalist has been appointed head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland. Howard Simpson, who has almost two decades of experience, will take over from Gary Smith who is ...

Armed officers were called to Huyton, Merseyside on Wednesday following a report that a man in his 20s and woman in her 50s had been stabbed.

For the second time this month, Sir Lindsay Hoyle berated ministers in the chamber for making policy announcements to the media.

Members of the Unite trade union working in the NHS have voted to accept an 8% pay increase over the next two years. The deal will see a 4.25% rise this year and a 3.75% uplift next year for staff, ...

It’s clear we need to do more to improve the resilience of our transport energy infrastructure,’ Paul Kohler MP warned.

United Utilities raised bills by average of £86 for a typical household in April, which it says will help pay for upgrades to its pipes and sewers.

Pullman Car No 246 ‘Lydia’ was used during crucial wartime strategy meetings ahead of D-Day and later during Churchill’s state funeral in 1965.

Cyriel Dessers was proud to score his milestone 50th Rangers goal in the 3-1 win against Dundee United but admits the paucity of resultant silverware is “very painful.” ...

The chair of the Royal College of GPs also told the BBC this week that doctors have “real concerns about the practical and legal implications of a change in the law on assisted dying”, which she said ...

Transport minister Mike Kane said the Government wants to ‘maximise the benefits of future flight technologies including flying taxis’.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has been named as the new head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence said, following the earlier than expected departure of his predecessor. Royal Marine Sir Gwyn ...