A minister has defended her Cabinet colleagues voicing “strong opinions” in opposition to assisted dying ahead of a historic Commons vote next week. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said she ...

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

North Ayrshire Council launched its Energy Smart programme in July, supporting private owners and private tenants to make their homes more energy efficient. The Energy Smart funding pot of £1.5 ...

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said it is “entirely possible” that there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime. The Taoiseach made the comments during an interview with Sky News on Sunday, during ...

To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Another weather warning has been issued and more than 200 flood alerts are in place in the UK as Storm Bert continues to sweep across the country. The Met Office said there is potential for fast ...

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...

More than £185,000 has been paid out by Ayrshire councils in pothole compensation claims in the past five years.