MSPs back creation of Patient Safety Commissioner

Holyrood unanimously approved the general principles of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill.

Missouri legislators vote to ban transgender care

Transgender girls and women will also be banned from playing on female sports teams from kindergarten through to college under the proposals.

Labour would be left soul-searching if it cannot win Ferrier’s seat...

The Scottish Labour deputy leader was campaigning in Rutherglen as the party confirmed Michael Shanks is its candidate.

‘Game-changing’ amendments planned for NI legacy Bill, says Heaton-H...

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is set for its final committee stage sitting in the House of Lords on Thursday.

Support for SNP down but pro-independence sentiment up slightly, pol...

Survation polled 1,009 Scots between April 27 and May 3.

Thunderstorms and flash flooding lead to a major incident being decl...

Travel could be disrupted and buildings damaged by further lightning strikes, the Met Office said.

Tanaiste says reduction of TV licence ‘not on the cards’ over GAA ro...

It follows a backlash to matches being shown exclusively on the pay-per-view app GAAGO rather than national broadcaster RTE.

US Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced t...

Daniel Perry, 36, was convicted of murder in April for killing Garrett Foster during the protest in Austin in July 2020.

Care home fined £20,000 over death of pensioner who drank cleaning s...

David Fyfe, 90, who had dementia, lived in Tigh-Na-Muirn Residential Home in Dundee.

England could face severe water stress in future, analysis shows

Climate change is bringing hotter, drier summers and less predictable rain patterns – putting greater pressure on fresh water resources.

Ministers ditch promised end-of-year ‘bonfire’ of remaining EU law

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said ministers would now revoke around 600 laws under their planned legislation.

No crisis in NHS dentistry despite ‘difficulties’, insists minister

Jenni Minto said reform of the payment system would lead to improvements.

Even my dog gets recognised now, says Lioness Lucy Bronze after coll...

The England player said women’s football ‘is kind of getting to the place I think we all hoped it would get eventually’.

Voters do not want a ‘rehash’ of last Stormont election, Green Party...

The Green Party is fielding 37 candidates for the council elections taking place on May 18, when 462 seats will be contested across 11 councils in NI.

Mirror publisher accused of ‘being behind Chelsy Davy’s split from H...

Several high-profile figures are bringing damages claims against Mirror Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering.

‘Handwringing or bell ringing’ will not tackle migrant crisis, Archb...

The rebuke of the top cleric came as he lambasted the Illegal Migration Bill as ‘morally unacceptable and politically impractical’.

Robert De Niro welcomes baby at 79 – the surprising benefits of bein...

A parenting expert and the son of an older dad outline the benefits of becoming a father later in life.

Heaton-Harris says ‘deadlines are deadly’ amid Stormont return pleas

The Northern Ireland Secretary said his focus is on ensuring the executive is in place for the long-term when it returns.

Council ‘leading the way’ with free school meals for all primary you...

Inverclyde Council will start providing free school meals for all primary school students from August this year.

Illegal killing major cause of hen harrier deaths, study finds

Researchers used satellite tracking to follow the birds’ movements.