For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.2 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.6% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

President landed at Prestwick Airport before a large motorcade accompanied him to a luxury estate in East Ayrshire.

More than 140 participants gathered at Eglinton Park on Saturday, 9 August, for event number 557 of the popular parkrun.

Nicola Sturgeon’s “Stalinist” approach to leadership had “disastrous” consequences for the SNP, former SNP MP Joanna Cherry has told an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Fashion accessories chain Claire’s has appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland business, putting around 2,150 jobs at risk. The US parent firm for the high street retailer said it has filed a ...

Health analysts have said they have spotted a “contradiction” in NHS data as they called for more transparency in the way waiting list figures are reported. Experts suggest that more patients are ...

A PAIR of Irvine Burns clubs are set to host exciting events as they support the upcoming Marymass festival. These will be taking place on various occasions between Tuesday, August 19, and Friday, ...

Donald Trump’s interventions over the Ukraine war have created a “viable” chance of a ceasefire, but Britain stands ready to “increase pressure” on Russia if necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Irish actor Cillian Murphy plays the impassioned headteacher of a last-chance reform school in a trailer for Netflix film Steve. Set in the mid 1990s and directed by Tim Mielants, the movie follows a ...

Hundreds of Spider-Man fans have watched an actor in the costume of the web-slinging superhero performing stunts through the streets of Glasgow. On Wednesday, the Marvel character was seen on ...

A MAN accused of murdering Shona Stevens in Irvine more than 30 years ago has been released into the community on bail. Fraser Kilpatrick, of Glasgow, had previously been remanded in custody when he ...

National Highways said it was forced to shut the road in both directions between Junction 29 for Romford and Junction 30 for the Thames crossing.