A HOST of Ayrshire businesses have been named as finalists in the prestigious Home Improvement Awards. The best of the best in Scotland’s home improvement sector have been acknowledged by highlighting ...

Charles reflected on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

US Vice-President JD Vance has been playing golf at one of Donald Trump’s golf courses on the first morning of his holiday in Scotland. Mr Vance landed at Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire on ...

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, on Sunday evening.

PLANS to create a new short-term letting flat in Prestwick have been approved. Cooriehaus Ltd asked South Ayrshire Council for permission to use the one bedroom ground floor apartment on Links Road ...

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the selection of Baroness Valerie Amos to lead the investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care, adding it is “vital” the review gets under way ...

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the abuse she has suffered in recent days as a result of the “toxic” debate on trans rights.

The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.

It will examine whether patients of Sam Eljamel were let down by failures in clinical governance, risk management, and complaints handling.

Weather warnings have been issued for thunderstorms across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland as the fourth heatwave of the summer continues. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm ...