Scotland

Thousands of people were evacuated from a Derbyshire town after part of a reservoirs wall collapsed when it was battered by heavy rain.  When a huge hole appeared in Toddbrook Reservoirs dam, residents of Whaley Bridge were told by Derbyshire Police to head …

As the magnitude of the climate crisis finally dawns on Britain, one development we should all be pleased to welcome is the end of the automobile age. Yes, the dominion of the private car over the public realm is officially out of road. Any effective respons…

Unresolved questions over Britains future relationship with the EU will slow the economy down over the coming year even if there is an orderly Brexit, the Bank of England said in its updated quarterly forecasts.  As previously, the latest BoE Inflation Repor…

A soldier in formal mess uniform has been left with a fractured skull after he was attacked in central London. The Metropolitan Police have launched a manhunt on Thursday and released a CCTV image of a man they are trying to trace. The 28-year-old soldier w…

Earlier this year the Equality & Human Rights Commission was asked to rule on whether the Labour Party has "unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish." To investigate this complaint the EHRC will need to cons…

Spend your money on experiences rather than things – this now popular philosophy has weight and wisdom. A great experience will enrich and educate you well beyond it’s actual duration, especially if it has been created, with note-perfect finesse, by those who…

Detectives have launched investigations into four drug-related deaths within 48 hours in south Essex. Essex Police said it was remaining open-minded about whether the deaths of three men and one woman on Monday and Tuesday were linked. All the victims died …

The depiction of Scottish and Welsh independence drips with English self-centredness a shrivel, a divorce, trauma, political strife. Your leader likens it to Yugoslavia if you ever visited the region before and compare it with now, there is no way you could e…

It would seem that Boris Johnson shares your scepticism about the benefits of HS2 and has appointed an advisor, Andrew Gilligan, who is a sceptic, but who nevertheless apparently believes we need more rail capacity. One also wonders what the new transport min…

Last Wednesday was far too hot to do anything. I spent the day reading a book in the shade in a swimsuit, periodically hosing myself down to ensure I wouldnt melt. The discomfort came second only to the following day, recorded as the hottest in UK history. Wh…