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.

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 ...

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 ...

Sir Keir Starmer met Volodymyr Zelensky for a private breakfast on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin.

The figures come as Health Secretary Wes Streeting continues talks with the British Medical Association to prevent further resident doctor strikes.

The gap between the two regions for entries getting the highest grades is 9.2 percentage points, up from 7.4 points last year.

About 150 people have been evacuated from a major London NHS hospital following reports of a chemical incident. Firefighters were first called at 8.49am on Thursday to Guy’s Hospital in Southwark, ...

US Vice President JD Vance has started his holiday in Scotland after landing at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday.

Volunteer crew from Girvan RNLI heard their pagers ring out around the town on Wednesday evening just after 7.15pm. On arrival at the station, information received was that there were three people, ...

Bridget Phillipson also said she ‘can’t put a timescale’ on when long-awaited guidance for schools on gender-questioning children will ...