This is a terrifying assault on our democratic freedoms. The direction of travel is clear – which is to criminalise all public opposition ...

Mikel Arteta and Wayne Rooney were at odds over how Arsenal celebrated their Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid.

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 ...

ALMOST a third of Conservative candidates have lost their deposits after receiving less than 5 per cent of the vote.

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

Like Mr Simpson, Lord Offord joined Reform from the Conservatives, with his defection announced in December 2025. At the time, Mr Farage declared that the former Tory UK government minister would take ...

A four-under 67 moved McIlroy into a share of eighth on five under at the Truist Championship, four shots adrift of leader Sungjae Im.

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

There were 3,784,094 registered voters in the 2026 Scottish elections. The overall turnout was 53.2%. This is down 10.1% from the 2021 elections.

And so two Reform MSPs, two Green MSPs, a Tory, a LibDem and an SNP MSP are elected to the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region.

Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

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.