Here is a list of the proportion and number of pupils currently eligible for free school meals in every local area of England. The figures range from nearly half of pupils in Manchester (47.2%) to ...

A stray cat has given the final gift of safety to her kittens before she was killed on a road. Four kittens are now being cared for by an animal charity in Cornwall after she saved three of them – ...

NHS Fife have revealed that 103 boys and 125 girls were born in the Kingdom in May which included four sets of twins. The most popular names were Emily and Theo and the busiest days were May 22 and 23 ...

Nato defence ministers are set to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a US push to ramp ...

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

A bus stop in Rosyth was smashed up in the latest act of vandalism to hit the town. Glass was pictured covering the pavement across from the busy train station, at a stop commonly used by ...

The figures come as the Government announced plans to expand free lunches to all pupils in families that claim universal credit from September 2026.

Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late on Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said.

Amazon has donated £10,000 worth of technology to Scottish charities and schools. The donation was made by the Amazon Devices team at the Dunfermline fulfilment centre.

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

A former police officer who was sacked because of his “aggressive” detention of a 15-year-old boy has said he is being treated like an “abuser” and is appealing his case.