SCOTTISH author Douglas Stuart has been shortlisted for the prestigious Waterstones Book of the Year 2026 award alongside some of the biggest names in literature.

FEWER young people are applying to Britain's most prestigious universities and courses, with applications from disadvantaged students also falling, new figures from Ucas show.

SEVENTY-FIVE UK parliamentarians have called on the UK Government to impose further sanctions on Israel over its obstruction ...

The party leadership has been resisting calls to collapse the NI Executive as police probe Michelle O’Neill’s role in an allegedly unlawful protest.

The King will celebrate 60 years of British-Guyana relations when he arrives in the South American nation for a solo state visit. Charles is making a nine-day tour of the Caribbean culminating in a ...

A MAJOR association of Scotch whisky companies has warned a fourth consecutive duty increase on spirits will have damaging consequences for the sector and supply chains ...

The Celebrity Traitors will reveal whether actress Sharon Rooney or comedian Joanne McNally will be banished after last week’s cliffhanger left their fates hanging in the balance. The two faithfuls ...

THE SNP have called the UK Government Budget a "betrayal" that no Scottish chancellor would have delivered. John Healey, delivering his first Budget since succeeding Rachel Reeves as Chancellor, spoke ...

MORE than 100 food products are set to have import tariffs removed under new measures announced in the UK Budget.

A LABOUR MP has condemned a far-right demonstration outside Edinburgh Castle, saying those responsible are “not welcome” in ...

Manchester City’s back-up goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved two spot-kicks as the holders beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties to edge into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The Argentinian denied Yasin Ayari ...

Crystal Palace eased the pressure on manager Pierre Sage as Eddie Nketiah’s first-half goal saw them to a 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Sage’s team will play in the Carabao Cup quarter-final ...