Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

James Preston, 32, from Colchester, is wanted on a recall to prison and has connections to Chelmsford and Harlow. He is identifiable by tattoos on his neck. Information can be submitted via the Essex ...

Michael Carrick sees Bruno Fernandes continuing to play a big part for Manchester United as he cooled talk around a potential summer exit for the freshly crowned FWA Footballer of the Year.

Scotland has elected its first two transgender MSPs to the Holyrood parliament. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.

First-time buyers said they were able to buy in their preferred location and put their own stamp on their property, Nationwide Building Society said.

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

Essex is full of hardworking people, entrepreneurial people. They’ve had enough. They want real change and that’s what they voted for ...

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

The English Football League had received a complaint from Middlesbrough over allegations of unauthorised filming by someone connected to Saints.

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City showed the mentality of champions in their fightback at Everton and remain in the title race despite dropping two vital points. City missed the chance to move ...