What elections are taking place? Elections are being held on May 7 for the Scottish Parliament and Senedd in Wales, as well as for 136 councils and six mayors in England. Vote ...

Five people, including a priest and three teenagers, died in the incident at Springhill in west Belfast in 1972.

When polls close in England, Scotland and Wales at 10pm on Thursday May 7, most ballot boxes will be stored until the following morning, when counting will begin for the majority of contests. Some ...

Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood.

Gardeners are joining a movement to let their lawns grow in May, a poll has found, as an annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off. The “No Mow May” campaign, led by wildlife charity ...

An SNP majority at the Scottish election would “stop Nigel Farage at the border”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said a vote for his party would lock Reform UK out of power at Holyrood.

Coughlan starred in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.

Alex Cole-Hamilton has pledged to put defence at the heart of his party’s industrial and skills strategy. Ahead of a visit to Babcock in Rosyth on Thursday, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said ...

The organisation’s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to minus 62 this month – its lowest level since 2022.

The Wolf Hall actor will take to the stage at the Marlyebone Theatre in London for a limited run of shows this autumn.

The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.

Car and commercial vehicle production fell last month amid issues including weak exports, model changeovers and restructuring, new figures show. Vehicle production fell by 8.2% in March compared to a ...