Anti-racism campaigners have staged a counter-demonstration outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Falkirk. Stand Up To Racism activists were among those taking part in the Aye Welcome ...

The mayor of London has said a one-day trial banning traffic from part of Oxford Street marks “the day the fight back began to rescue this street”.

Sir Keir Starmer believes the international community has a moral responsibility to act in order to keep the hope of long-term peace alive.

The SNP has appointed former MP and council leader Callum McCaig as its new chief executive. He takes over the role from Carol Beattie who is stepping down from the post with immediate effect, due to ...

John Stapleton’s former Daybreak colleague Kate Garraway has led the tributes to her “dear friend and journalistic hero”. The veteran broadcaster, who presented on programmes including the BBC’s ...

European human rights laws must be “fit for the times that we live in today”, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said amid frustration about difficulties deporting migrants. The Government is working ...

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, ...

John Swinney has been using Scotland’s “soft power” in an impressive way to press the case for a trade deal on Scotch whisky, an SNP MP has said. Stephen Gethins described Donald Trump as a “very ...

David Lammy accused the Opposition of ‘muckraking’ over its calls for an investigation into the Prime Minister’s chief of staff ...

Veteran broadcaster John Stapleton was a stalwart at the BBC and ITV where he presented current affairs and topical discussion shows across a lengthy career. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1946, ...

The Scottish Liberal Democrats will “certainly” overtake the Scottish Conservatives at next year’s Holyrood election, its leader has said. Alex Cole-Hamilton said that people have been abandoning the ...

David Lammy had been suggested as a potential replacement for Lord Mandelson, who was sacked over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.