Yousaf: First Minister shouldn’t intervene in sentencing decisions

Humza Yousaf has said the First Minister should not intervene in sentencing decisions after a man who raped a 13-year-old was spared jail.

SNP poll lead for next general election slashed to five points

Redfield-Wilton released their latest polling, showing the SNP are still on course to win the most Scottish seats at the next general election.

Virgin Media forced to apologise twice over broadband outages

Downdetector received 55,000 reports of internet disruption at 5pm on Tuesday afternoon.

Trump arrives at New York court ahead of arraignment

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Trump surrenders to New York authorities ahead of arraignment

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Trump enters New York City courtroom for arraignment

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Pupils writing misogynistic essays and using coded language seen onl...

Teachers have noticed a rise in the influence of misogynist influencers on social media aimed at students, the National Education Union heard.

More than 8,500 women accessed an abortion in 2022 – minister

Stephen Donnelly said he would present a report reviewing Ireland’s abortion services to Cabinet in the coming weeks.

Trump leaves NYC home ahead of arraignment in criminal probe

Donald Trump left Trump Tower ahead of his arraignment.

Transport Minister hopes City of Derry Airport can become self-susta...

Richard Holden was speaking during a visit to the airport after the confirmation of funding to support the route to London.

Magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs, study suggests

Scientists performed a famous magic trick for three species of monkey – capuchins, squirrel monkeys and marmosets.

Suspect in attack that killed military blogger faces court

A court in Moscow ruled Darya Trepova should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation.

Suspect in cafe attack that killed Russian blogger faces court

A court in Moscow ruled Darya Trepova should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation.

Judge warns of damage done to child victims of parental ‘abduction’

Mr Justice Francis, who is based in the Family Division of the High Court, said children taken from one parent by another could suffer ‘untold harm’.

Corporation tax receipts up 71% to 3.2 billion euro

The latest Exchequer figures show that tax revenues in the first quarter amounted to 19.7 billion euro, almost 15% higher than last year.

Redefining sex definition could make law on women-only spaces cleare...

The human rights watchdog also noted that a change in the definition could be ‘more ambiguous or potentially disadvantageous’ in other areas of life.

Tourist attraction visitor numbers soar but remain below pre-pandemi...

Overall visitor numbers to some of Scotland’s most popular attractions are still 16% lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Ancient folklore figure of Green Man inspires design for coronation...

The nature-filled design of the official invitations for the coronation have been revealed for the first-time.

Accused ‘arm-in-arm’ with pregnant wife shortly before her death, tr...

Kashif Anwar is accused of murdering Fawziyah Javed in September 2021 by pushing her from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.

Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in...

A large group of rescued people were photographed arriving at a beach in Dungeness, Kent on Tuesday.