Police will be encouraged to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations under new guidance, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) says.It is...

Elizabeth RizziniBBC WeatherPA MediaThe National Drought Group met on Tuesday after the water shortfall in England was defined as a "nationally significant incident"England has entered its fourth heatwave of...

ReutersA fire thought to be caused by human activity broke out on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on SundayA wildfire warning covering most of Scotland has been issued for the...

PA MediaThree areas in Glasgow will have control zones introduced for fireworksFireworks will be banned in parts of Glasgow this November as the city introduces control zones for the...

Workers at a major bus company have suspended a planned strike after receiving an improved pay offer, a union has said.About 450 Unite members at Cardiff Bus had planned...

Jayne McCormack & Gareth GordonBBC News NI political correspondentReuters(Left to right) Emma Little-Pengelly, Rachel Reeves and John O'Dowd outside StormontExecutive ministers have warned the chancellor that she must use...

ITV News questioned the former SNP leader on the political and personal revelations in her book.Male rapists should "probably" lose the right to choose their gender, Nicola Sturgeon has...

It is very difficult to predict what Newcastle's season could look like until Isak's future is sorted out, but it could still be a very good one.They have got...

Angus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsFlames take hold as fire burns on Arthur's SeatA large fire on Arthur's Seat in the centre of Edinburgh was almost certainly sparked by human activity,...

Getty ImagesNicholas Rossi outside court in Edinburgh in 2023, after an extradition hearingA fugitive who had to be extradited from Scotland while claiming he was the victim of mistaken...

The Church in Wales has said it will not respond to criticim of Cherry Vann's sexuality following her election as Archbishop of Wales.The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (Gafcon),...

PacemakerFr John Murray is said to be 'stable and comfortable' in hospitalA priest attacked at his church will make "a good recovery", the Bishop of Down and Connor has...