Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".

The Tories have officially ripped up the Vow to which they were signatories in 2014. This was the panicked promise made by the Better Together parties – one of which was the Conservatives &#8…

A healthcare team from Sweden has visited the Borders to learn from an innovative NHS service delivering acute care in patients’ homes.

One of the ways in which the Better Together campaign won the referendum in 2014 was to successfully scaremonger Scotland’s pensioners into believing that their state pensions would not be sa…

The Westminster Prime Minister’s latest grand scheme is to bring in Free Personal Care south of the border, funded entirely by scrapping the state pension triple lock – which covers the whole UK.

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Owners confirm site will become fuel import terminal and distribution hub, in blow to Scotland’s industrial base

Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life

The RNLI has been forced to close its Portsmouth lifeboat station as a result of huge anti-migrant protests in the city.

RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel

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The RNLI says it hopes to have the lifeboat station operational again as soon as possible.

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says

Forth Ports pulls out of Rosyth-Europe ferry plans despite £6m government funding.

Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

A nightmare summer of fires, droughts and heatwaves should force governments to invest in climate proofing, says EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra.

Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.

A new route between the Highlands and mainland Europe could be on its way, after a working group met for the first time to assess the feasibility of…

As Andy Burnham prepares to rule on whether to open more oilfields, our Writer at Large speaks to Dr Ewan Gibbs, Glasgow University’s authority on…

Trade negotiations between the historic allies have broken down, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declaring that "America has changed" after negotiations ended.

Editorial: The prime minister is right to think that taking Manchester’s model national could widen opportunity, clean the air and rebuild state capacity. Other public services could be next

MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards