Green light for safety improvements on 17 dangerous roads

A total of £38.3 million has been allocated to council projects, estimated to save 385 lives…

Businesses must consider disabled customers ‘from the outset’ – MPs

Those that fail to adopt inclusive design risk missing out on the spending power of disabled…

Ewan McGregor: People in Scotland tell me to remember where I come from

The Star Wars actor, 52, who was born in Perthshire, said he is Scottish “wherever I…

Local roads near ‘breaking point’ as pothole repairs reach eight-year high

This shows highways are heading towards “breaking point”, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), which…

Documents disappear in NHS cover-up culture – Ombudsman

Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, has described how he had to confront the…

Independence minister defends ‘make Scotland Tory free’ messaging

Jamie Hepburn’s comments come after the party’s longest serving MP Pete Wishart said he would not…

Putin declared winner of Russia’s presidential race with record number of votes

The results on Monday came after Putin unleashed the country’s harshest crackdown on the opposition and…

Will & Grace star on non-LGBT+ actors in gay roles: Best people should get parts

As gay lawyer Will Truman, McCormack starred opposite Debra Messing’s Grace Adler, a straight interior designer,…

Sunak has ‘confidence for the future’ as Tory leadership rumours swirl

He insisted the UK economy has turned the corner and people will see the benefits of…

‘Famine imminent’ in northern Gaza as 70% face ‘catastrophic hunger’

The World Food Programme released the latest findings of its Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or…