Scotland

Say what you like about Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove, but all men they do possess a certain ruthless quality, or at least they give a good impression of it, which is just as good. Misguided, yes, but they have a clear policy …

Two people have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death outside a Cheshire pub. The 49-year-old victim was knifed near the Hammer and Pincers in Widnes on Sunday afternoon. He suffered serious wounds and died before he could be taken to hospital. We…

We round up the European Championships, the Tour de Pologne and the Women's Tour of Scotland with reports, results, the best photos and video. Remco Evenepoel extends contract with Deceuninck - Quick-Step - Top Story. In other cycling news: Team previews for …

The average waiting time for routine appointments with a GP has reached almost 15 days, according to an annual poll of physicians the first time the result of the survey has broken through the two-week barrier since its inception. The poll, carried out yearl…

A woman has spoken out after her serial conman boyfriend faked a kidney transplant in order to defraud her out of more than £3,000. Rebecca Rouse, 35, was deceived by Paul Gillett, 28, after she met him through the dating app Tinder in February 2017. Gillet…

YouTube star Marina Joyce will address why she went missing for nine days in a new video. A few days ago, the charity Missing People released an appeal for the 22-year-old to get in touch amid claims she went missing from her home town of Haringey, London on…

Gordon Brown has accused Labour's John McDonnell of falling into a "nationalist trap" over his position on a second Scottish independence referendum.  The remarks from the former prime minister came after the shadow chancellor provoked anger among colleagues…

A record 80,000 students are expected to take up places on degrees through clearing this year as universities scramble to fill courses, the head of the admissions service has predicted. With less than a week to go until A-level results day, three in four of…

A chemistry undergraduate is believed to have become the 13th student at the University of Bristol to take their own life in the past three years. Maria Stancliffe-Cook, who died suddenly in the city on 1 August, was described by her family in a statement as…

A nine-year-old has been taken into police protection after being found under Brighton Pier in the middle of the night during violent storms. The child was reportedly found beneath the structure at 2am on Saturday by Brighton Beach Patrol volunteers while st…