First Minister John Swinney welcomed plans by the UK Government to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in Westminster elections ...

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

The world’s largest crane has lifted a 245-tonne dome into place on top of the first nuclear power station to be built in the ...

A ban on developing land reserved for a proposed bridge project cancelled 17 years ago has been withdrawn by the Government.

SSE’s hydro generation dropped by about 40% in the three months to June, compared with the same period a year ago.

Alfie Coleman was arrested by counter terrorism police in a Morrisons car park, moments after picking up a Makarov pistol and ...

Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are set to hit the UK amid a spell of humid weather. Yellow warnings for storms have been ...

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

Errol Campbell was posthumously cleared almost 50 years after being convicted, with the case against him led by a discredited ...

Germany has agreed to allow some arriving UK airline passengers to use passport e-gates at its airports by the end of August, ...

The 15-year-old boy is on trial accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, also 15, at a Sheffield secondary school.

The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging ...