The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the selection of Baroness Valerie Amos to lead the investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care, adding it is “vital” the review gets under way ...

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 ...

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the abuse she has suffered in recent days as a result of the “toxic” debate on trans rights.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has been banned by the Summerhall venue because of her views on trans rights.

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

It will examine whether patients of Sam Eljamel were let down by failures in clinical governance, risk management, and complaints handling.

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.

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

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 ...

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, ...