The Finance Minister said the powersharing Executive does not have the financial ‘firepower’ to fund any relief scheme.

AN AYR business has welcomed pop star Chesney Hawkes to its shop. The English singer-songwriter, best known for his 1991 smash hit 'The One and Only', popped in to Ayr Guitar on Alloway Street with ...

Big differences in prices at fuel pumps cannot ‘be blamed on Iran or what’s happening in the Gulf’, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

Glasgow will flourish again, John Swinney has said, as he pledged his Government’s support to rebuild part of the city centre hit by a major blaze on Sunday. Flames ripped through Forsyth House on ...

A former Labour MP has told how he recited Shakespeare from his hospital bed as he battled to get his speech back after suffering a stroke at the age of 47. Jonathan Ashworth told the Press ...

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David Lammy’s reforms of the courts system have been supported by MPs at their first Commons hurdle, despite accusations from his own backbench that he is using victims as a “cudgel” to push them ...

NETWORK Rail has confirmed that Glasgow Central will not reopen this week to services on the high level. The station has been closed following a large fire on the adjacent Union Street, which has ...

The Home Secretary has approved a request from the Metropolitan Police to ban a pro-Palestinian march planned for Sunday “to prevent serious public disorder”. The annual Al Quds Day march in London ...