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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This conclave could have begun on May 5, but the delayed starting date of May 7 ...

Rewilding Britain is supporting 13 initiatives, including ones restoring lost species to help nature, people and climate.

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

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.

The research will boost the health service’s ability to ‘move quickly towards personalised, preventative care’, officials said.

A WOMAN from Wimborne has been left with a 100-year-old tea chest by her great grandmother. Mrs Annie Chambers is remembering and honouring her great grandmother after she stumbled upon an ...