The SNP leader made clear he would serve a full five-year term if his party wins next May’s Scottish Parliament election.

Exam certificates will go digital for some students this year as part of an Education Record app to be introduced by the Government.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said responsibility for the accuracy of posts lies with users, platforms and regulators.

India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants following last month’s massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion ...

Two men have been arrested after a bank customer was stabbed to death in a city centre branch. A man in his 30s was attacked inside Lloyds Bank in St Peter’s Street, Derby, at around 2.35pm on Tuesday ...

More than 150 rare photographs showing behind-the-scenes wartime film-making have been released to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The images, released by Historic England, also highlight the ...

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer will meet their counterparts in Geneva.

Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages. The minimum age to take on the role in Britain is to be lowered from 20, the Department for Transport (DfT) has ...

The Government’s aims for the NHS – to shift care from hospitals into the community and to prevent ill health – can be accelerated through better investment in mental health services, a report says.

John Swinney has said it is a “huge privilege” to be First Minister, but accepted his rise to the top job in Scottish politics “wasn’t part of a well-crafted plan”. He said he had considered standing ...

New powers for judges are among the measures in the Government’s Victims and Courts Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

Tom Berry was a teenager when he joined the Royal Navy as a radio operator on the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Tartar.