Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

A trio of lynx who were illegally released into the Scottish Highlands earlier this year have been named, following a competition involving school children and charity donors. Caledonia, Cardrona and ...

Leaders have been told they may wish to set ‘activity planning assumptions’, which can include introducing minimum waiting times.

The 14-year-olds are charged with the attempted rape of a girl in the Clonavon Terrace area of the town last month.

JUST one of Labour's four Ayrshire MPs rebelled against the government in last night's debate on the controversial Welfare Reform Bill. North Ayrshire and Arran MP Irene Campbell voted against her ...

Angela Rayner has defended Sir Keir Starmer as “doing the job for Britain” as he approaches his first year in office. The Deputy Prime Minister said “there’s been a lot going on” in the 12 months ...

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery in Co Down. Zak Hughes, from Ardglen Place in Belfast, was also charged with child ...

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.

AUCHINLECK'S Tesco is due to re-open this morning after issues with the shutter. The store was due to open at 7am this morning, but an apparent issue with the security shutters has meant it had ...

US rapper Ye was stripped of a visa to enter Australia after he released his single Heil Hitler, a government minister has said. Home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that Ye – formerly known as ...

A MULTI-AGENCY effort is underway to tackle reports of anti-social behaviour at Loch Doon. Officers from Police Scotland Ayrshire's Cumnock and Doon Valley Locality Policing Team have been working ...

THE TSB name could disappear from Ayrshire's high streets following the sale of the business. The banking chain, which has branches in Kilmarnock, Ayr and Irvine, has been taken over by rival ...