A dessert business run by three brothers has expanded into Bury with a new shop. Swirlz, which already has sites in Accrington , Padiham and Bolton , opened its latest branch on Bolton Road this week ...

When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

Undeterred, Mr Sarwar insisted the election was not about the Prime Minister, with the Scottish Labour leader stressing the contest was instead about his bid to replace the SNP and First Minister John ...

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

Scotland has elected its first two transgender MSPs to the Holyrood parliament. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.

First-time buyers said they were able to buy in their preferred location and put their own stamp on their property, Nationwide Building Society said.

The Scottish Conservative leader said he was happy with his party’s campaign, saying it had focused on the real issues that matter to voters.

With the SNP having been in power since 2007 in Scotland, the party now seems set to win a record fifth consecutive term in government in Edinburgh.

The Royal Albert Hall celebration, hosted by Kirsty Young, featured Dan Smith, frontman of Brit Award‑winning act Bastille, with the BBC Concert Orchestra performing their track Pompeii, which was ...

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

The long-running inquest is examining the circumstances of the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe in 2020.

Labour won the St Marys ward in the 2026 Bury Council local elections after council leader Eamonn O’Brien retained his seat.