The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the selection of Baroness Valerie Amos to lead the investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care, adding it is “vital” the review gets under way ...

PLANS to create a new short-term letting flat in Prestwick have been approved. Cooriehaus Ltd asked South Ayrshire Council for permission to use the one bedroom ground floor apartment on Links Road ...

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Audi Johnson, Ahmad Ghiasi and Nicholas Mitchell were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap after a trial at Kingston Crown Court, police said.

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the abuse she has suffered in recent days as a result of the “toxic” debate on trans rights.

The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.

US Vice President JD Vance has started his holiday in Scotland after landing at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday.

US Vice-President JD Vance has been playing golf at one of Donald Trump’s golf courses on the first morning of his holiday in Scotland. Mr Vance landed at Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire on ...

Volunteer crew from Girvan RNLI heard their pagers ring out around the town on Wednesday evening just after 7.15pm. On arrival at the station, information received was that there were three people, ...

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, on Sunday evening.

Growth in the UK economy slowed to 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, new official figures show. However, the figure was stronger than the 0.1% level widely expected by economists after an ...