European countries have come under pressure after Donald Trump threatens to ban US exports of diesel

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The NUJ has responded to reports that Byline Times journalists have been denied access to the Conservative Party conference.

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Andy Burnham delivers his first speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool as Prime Minister.

A former judge will examine the responsibilities of the lord advocate and solicitor general, who are Scotland's chief prosecutors as well as Scottish government legal advisers.

The jailed peer Jeffrey Archer will not lose his peerage unless the government introduces legislation to bar him.

A U.S Navy warship has been hit by a missile and sunk off the coast of Scotland as part of a joint military operation

It’s more than two years since death certification underwent a major reform. In this blog, David Mais reviews what impact these changes have had on our mortality statistics.

In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record

Covered up by a secretive Soviet Union at the time, the true number of deaths and illnesses caused by the nuclear accident are only now becoming clear.

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

This summer we revealed that convicted loyalists from Belfast travelled to Glasgow for a far right protest. Further digging has unearthed a rapidly expanding anti-immigration network between Scotland ...

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

Ancient plague DNA reveals repeated outbreaks across Europe and shows how war, climate, and human movement shaped plague spread.

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

Michael Marra has been named as Anas Sarwar's replacement.

Scottish Labour suffered its worst result in the history of devolution in May’s Scottish Parliament elections

An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist