A LOCAL MP has said it is a "victory" for miners across the area to finally get the pensions they deserve. Last week, the government announced moves to overturn an “historic injustice” involving ...

East Ayrshire’s long-serving provost said it has been an honour to hold his position within the council for so long.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that winter 2024 will be the first “in three years where NHS staff are on the front line, not the picket line”. Mr Streeting also vowed Labour would rebuild ...

The nerve agent Novichok, which was identified by the Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, caused Ms Sturgess to have a cardiac arrest which then starved her brain of oxygen, ...

The 21-turbine site could create enough electricity to power 100,000 homes, and comes after Labour reversed a de facto onshore wind farm ban.

A Labour MP has urged people to be more vigilant after he was mugged by a group of people on bikes for his mobile phone on his way back to his London flat. Chris Webb said that while he is “not an ...

Sir Alan told MPs that Sir Keir Starmer had not yet responded to his letter urging the PM to ask the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to set a deadline of March next year for payments, but ...

Voters in the US are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. It was raining across much of the ...

As millions of Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday, US expats in the UK are waiting anxiously on the results.

The youths, who were aged 12 when they committed the ‘horrific’ murder of Shawn Seesahai, cannot be named because of their age.

Planned strikes by London Underground drivers over pay have been suspended. Members of Aslef were due to walk out on Thursday and again next Tuesday – which would have crippled Tube services. The Rail ...

Every year, Sanquhar Fire Station hosts a special Hallowe'en evening, and invites the locals to come along and enjoy the spooky celebrations. Once again the station welcomed hundreds of people on ...