A freedom of information disclosure has led to questions about decisions made on wholesale local government reorganisation.

Mr Ewing said the former first minister became ‘obsessed with ideology, equality and gender form’ during the time Greens were in government.

The committee concluded claimants of disability benefit in particular “are receiving an unacceptably poor service”, including time taken to process their claims. Committee cha ...

Britain will mark five years since Brexit on Friday with little fanfare as the Government pursues closer relations with the bloc. The UK officially left the EU at 11pm – midnight in Brussels – on ...

Scotland must learn from the success of the nationwide 20mph scheme in Wales, the Scottish Greens have said. MSP Mark Ruskell has been calling for Scotland to make a similar move since 2018, when he ...

On a visit to Tunisia on Friday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will unveil new cash for UK-funded projects in countries across the region that could make would-be migrants more em ...

But ministers will also look into how and where land can be used for other needs such as solar farms, reservoirs, roads, new woodlands and new towns. With land use long seen as a ...

The study found exercising throughout life was ‘associated with better cognitive functioning’ at the age of 70.

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene-editing ...

Humza Yousaf’s decision to end the SNP’s powersharing deal with the Scottish Greens was “catastrophic”, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms Sturgeon brought the Greens into government ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall described her department as the ‘HR department’ for ministers’ growth plans.