When he first took over in the spring of this year, the task he faced seemed beyond formidable. First, there was the little numerical ­difficulty the party faced. After months of difficult headlines ...

THE Scottish Government has been urged to “make good on its promise” to introduce new powers that would bring thousands of empty homes back into use. Scottish Greens MSP Ariane Burgess said she had ...

The holidays are always a good time to step back a bit from the day-to-day and reflect on the year just gone, where we are in our lives and the ...

WHILE much of the focus in terms of foreign stories in 2025 will stem from Trump, and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, other major events should also be on our radar. Among other more ...

Britain-wide polls put Labour on just 26%, down nine points from July, the sharpest drop ever suffered by a newly elected government. In Scotland, the party is averaging just 24%, an 11-point fall, ...

Eighty-five people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in South Korea. The National Fire Agency confirmed the death toll – 46 women and 39 men -in the ...

In Mississippi, one person died in Adams County and two people were injured in Franklin County, according to a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The National Weather ...

A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 62 people, emergency officials said. The National Fire Agency said the fire was ...

Sunday’s newspaper front pages carry a wide range of political and entertainment stories. The Sunday Express says the UK has pledged £4.5 million to help prosecutors track down Russian soldiers ...

The viral moments from 2024 demonstrated the “power of social media” from rescuing a bee to reuniting with old friends and ...

Cabinet minister Lucy Powell told the PA news agency that Westminster “definitely had a perception” of a poor working culture but a new cohort of MPs presents an “opportunity to establish better ...

The absence of an Israeli embassy in Dublin was a source of concern for Ireland’s small Jewish population at the time.