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A total of 30 authorities which are unable to balance their books have been granted financial flexibilities to protect local services.

The Foreign Secretary cast doubt on Russia’s seriousness about achieving peace in Ukraine, at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd next Wednesday, ahead of St David’s Day.

Dan McGrail, the current chief executive of trade association RenewableUK, will work for the new publicly-owned clean energy company in Aberdeen.

People living in 30 properties in the Surrey village of Godstone have been evacuated from their homes after a huge sinkhole appeared on Monday.

The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary is to raise concerns over a proposed definition of English single malt with UK ministers.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy was speaking at the G20 meeting of foreign ministers in South Africa.

Nellie Hill, 95, of Newcastle, County Down, opened a shop to raise money for Concern Worldwide in 1992.

Fife and Glasgow are the latest councils to confirm tax rises in 2025/26.

The Scottish Conservatives also said it is ‘quite difficult’ for criminals to be sent to prison under rules introduced by the SNP.

Adam Milton was ‘wholly responsible’ for the head-on crash at more than 100mph in which he and another driver, Wayne Neville, were killed.

Appointments have been targeted at so-called ‘dental deserts’.

Angus Roberston was speaking after meeting the new Ukrainian consul in Edinburgh, Andrii Madzianovskyi.

Shona Robison said £25 billion will be raised next year.

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

Leaders of the Unite union accused the Scottish Government of reneging on a deal ro reduce the working week for NHS staff by 30 minutes in April.

The incident happened on Tuesday evening on a Coatbridge Sunnyside to Glasgow Queen Street service.

The Scottish Labour leader said he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to reduce waiting times for patients in the NHS.

Possession of a bladed article made up the highest proportion (68.5%) of all knife and offensive weapon offences recorded in latest Government data.

Omar Wilson, 31, repeatedly punched and kicked Mussie Imnetu during an altercation close to the Notting Hill Carnival.