EU immigration at lowest level since 2013

Immigration to the UK from the European Union has fallen to the lowest level in five years.Official figures show an estimated 201,000 EU nationals

Tearful May announces she is to quit as Tory leader on June 7

Theresa May’s turbulent leadership of the Conservative Party will end on June 7, paving the way for a new prime minister to lead the

Man charged in connection with indecent assault of schoolgirl in toilet

A man has been charged in connection with the indecent assault of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a public toilet in Inverclyde.The incident happened at

Top police officer investigated over alleged public indecency

A top police officer is being investigated after an alleged incident of public indecency.Chief Superintendent Gareth Blair of Police Scotland was

Tributes paid after death of bishop who served Motherwell for 30 years

Tributes have been paid to Bishop Joseph Devine, who has died at the age of 82.Bishop Devine served as Bishop of Motherwell for 30 years and died on

Emotional May sets out timetable to leave Downing Street

An emotional Theresa May will be stepping down as Conservative leader on the 7th June, after failing to secure a fourth reading of the

Retail sales flat in April as online shopping hits record

Consumers continued to shop in April despite economic uncertainty with record growth seen online, official figures show.The quantity bought was flat

Ofgem unveils stricter energy price control plans

The energy regulator has confirmed it will pursue even tighter restrictions on how much profit energy companies can make, in a move it said will

Openreach opens up more access to poles and tunnels

Broadband providers will be given more access to Openreach’s telegraph poles and underground tunnels to lay their own high-speed cables,

Stagecoach launches second legal action against Government

Stagecoach has launched its second legal action against the Government in less than a month over the Department for Transport’s decision

London market dented as US-China trade tensions grow

Markets in London and across Europe were dented on Thursday after US-Chinese trade tensions ratcheted up once more.The FTSE 100 closed down 103.15p

Basic bank accounts can be difficult to access, research claims

High street banks are not always making “no frills” accounts, which prevent people running up charges, easily available to

Scotland poses a challenge for Boris Johnson, admits Tory MP

Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson realises he faces a “challenge” in winning over voters north of the border, a Scottish

Polls close after Scots turn out to elect MEPs

The polls have closed after people cast their votes to elect Scotland’s six MEPs, with candidates now facing a wait until Monday to

#DeniedMyVote: EU citizens turned away from polling stations

EU citizens living in the UK have been denied the chance to vote in the European Parliament elections, with the Electoral Commission blaming

Classroom of children a day could fall into poverty, think tank warns

The Scottish Government needs to take urgent action to stop the equivalent of a classroom of children a day from falling into poverty.Think tank

Caravan among strangest polling stations for European elections

Voters are heading to the polls across the UK for the European Parliament elections.A total of 73 members, known as MEPs, will be elected in nine

Key Brexit legislation pushed back following backlash from MPs

Theresa May has shelved plans to introduce key Brexit legislation to implement the Withdrawal Agreement in the first week of June following a major

‘Ninja rat’ kicks snake in mid-air and evades deadly attack in amazing video

When it comes to a showdown between a snake and a rat, you'd be forgiven for thinking there can only be one winner. If that's the case,

Amazing rescue of orphaned baby bears stuck in a tree for days

The sad story of two orphaned bear cubs in the Canadian wilderness has turned into a miraculous rescue. The two cubs managed to get themselves

Facebook removes more than three billion fake accounts

Facebook has experienced a steep increase in the number of fake accounts being created on the social network, resulting in more than three billion

Top 10 super weird last meal requests

If you could eat anything before leaving this earth, what would it be? Today we discuss what these 10 individuals on death row requested as their

Risk of nuclear war now highest since WW2, U.N. arms research chief says

GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, a senior U.N. security expert said on Tuesday,

Washington becomes first US state to allow composting of human bodies

Washington has become the first state in the US to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. Governor Jay Inslee