A majority of the central bank’s nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted in favour of keeping interest rates at 3.75.

Ms Clark, former MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, could challenge Monica Lennon, Michael Marra and Joe Fagan in the race to replace Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood to become a Labour peer and join new ...

Andy Burnham has left the door open for future North Sea drilling as he confirmed he told Donald Trump “we can’t ignore” the ...

Anas Sarwar’s reputation is now “in bits” after his “self-serving decision to cut and run to London”, a trade union leader ...

Toxicology tests are being carried out to establish whether “foul play” was involved in the death of Scottish woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in Greece. The body of Elisabeth-Jane ...

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident after being called to reports of a blaze at Dunwich Heath, near ...

On Wednesday, 752 migrants arrived in the UK after making the journey in nine boats, Home Office figures show.

Police Scotland chiefs have said they “absolutely do not underestimate” the impact of the Alan Greer case on public trust in ...

Keepers at Prague Zoo have used tons of ice to give the animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe. Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time and were rolling in the beds of ...

The deaths come a day after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the Government’s plan to curb Channel crossings was ‘working’.

An Ayrshire woman has credited "spiced rum and lemonade" for her longevity after celebrating her 100th birthday.

An Iranian strike has severely damaged a Chinese firm’s building in northern Kuwait, killing a worker, officials said, hours ...