Frontline social care workers will also be eligible, as well as people who provide care for elderly or disabled people.

John Swinney has said that Scotland has “big ambitions” on climate change after the country was chosen for the third time to help lead a global climate action network. The Under2 Coalition is the ...

But 90% of people with the condition believe most people think migraine is just a bad headache, according to the poll of 2,000 people with it. Almost nine in 10 (89%) of people with migraine say their ...

Toilet seats designed by artists and celebrities including comedian Harry Hill and singer Boy George are to be auctioned for charity WaterAid. The Best In The House art collection, which includes a ...

RHS argues gardens’ contribution to wildlife should be included in measures to ensure new developments boost biodiversity.

Labour needs to increase its vote share to avoid becoming a one-term government or being forced into coalition with others, the research suggests.

The data for England and Wales showed the number of pubs, including those which are vacant or to let, fell to 39,096 at the end of June.

An amber weather warning for heavy rain is set to come into force as the wet weather that has plagued parts of the UK continues. Thunder, lightning and hail marked the official end to summer over the ...

Average prices for both petrol and diesel across UK forecourts are nearly 7p per litre cheaper than a month ago.

Almost half of people believe their local area has changed for the worse over the past few years, according to research. A survey of more than 2,000 people by the Big Issue magazine also found that a ...

Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said some families viewed taking part in the disorder as a leisure activity.

Scotland is being “held back” by an SNP government that is failing Scots as the country cries out for change, Anas Sarwar will tell the Labour party conference. The Scottish Labour leader will say ...