London’s FTSE 100 has tumbled as jitters about soaring tech valuations sparked a sell-off across global stock markets and reports of an autumn Budget U-turn spooked UK investors. The index was losing ...

Outlander star Sam Heughan has said he is “overjoyed” to be announced as the first celebrity ambassador for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Scottish actor features in a TV advert for the ...

Storm Claudia could bring up to a month’s worth of rain in a day as heavy downpours batter parts of England and Wales. Amber warnings for “persistent and heavy” rain come into force from noon on ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was targeted by briefings suggesting he was plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer.

Reports that the Chancellor has scrapped her plans to raise income tax at the Budget has sparked a sell-off in UK Government bonds.

The Health Secretary said doctors were being ‘irresponsible’ in striking for five days in their dispute over pay and conditions.

Experts said bond markets have baulked at the speculation as it leaves the Chancellor scrambling to fill a gaping black hole in the nation’s finances.

A Highland housebuilder has celebrated a century in business by raising nearly £40k for a mental health charity.

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has a “lot of work to do” to regain trust after admitting failures around safeguarding, the chairwoman of the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland has said.

A charity ball in the Highlands has raised over £100,000 to support babies, children and families across the Highlands.

A missing species programme spearheaded by Trees for Life, aims to return lynx, beavers, modern-day aurochs and red squirrels to the Highlands.

The launch marks the 10-year anniversary of the Scottish Sports Concussion Guidance, which was hailed as a world first when it was published in 2015, and brought together experts, parents, the ...