The benefit is available for people in work who are on low incomes, as well as those who are out of work or cannot work.

A government minister has visited Ayrshire businesses which have been boosted by  recent international trade and tariff deals.

MAJOR retailer Poundland has announced the closure of another store in Scotland. This comes as the brand pulls the shutters down on 12 locations across the UK, including those in Blackburn, Kettering ...

A man who was killed in Co Down has been described by his family as a “beloved” father and grandfather. The body of Stephen Brannigan, who was in his 50s, was found in a house in Marian Park in ...

A total of 88,238 people were in jail as of Monday, up 231 on the previous week, the Ministry of Justice said.

Kent Police said the man in his 40s died after being attacked during an altercation on the Isle of Sheppey on the north Kent coast.

Three white-tailed eagles have successfully fledged from wild nests in England, marking a new high for a reintroduction programme on the south coast. Conservationists said a record three chicks ...

Two men aged 45 and 25 have been arrested by detectives investigating the attempted murder of former police officer, John Caldwell, in Omagh in February 2023. On Monday the Police Service of Northern ...

Anas al-Sharif and his colleague Mohamed Qureiqa were among those killed while sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex on Sunday evening.

The majority of those arrested during the demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday were aged over 50, according to the Metropolitan Police.

AFTER a mixed weekend of weather, Ayrshire is set for a much sunnier outlook in the week ahead. It will be a dreary start to the week for most, with some rain lingering on Monday morning before clear ...

Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a gorse blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4.05pm on Sunday. Smoke could be seen billowing ...