Policymakers have been urged to consider measures such as student loan forgiveness schemes to ensure there are enough home-grown staff.

Big Issue sellers talk about the importance of their dogs in a special edition of the magazine. Many vendors have dogs as a much-needed companion on their pitches, which is said to have a huge impact ...

Strikes have been threatened at Edinburgh Airport over the festive season in a dispute over pay which could impact domestic and international flights. Tanker drivers employed by North Air, supplying ...

Neonicotinoids destroy bees’ nervous systems and are banned in Europe, but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021.

An annotated volume, part of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher’s library, is being displayed in his home town of Kirkcaldy, Fife.

A £1.6 million centre for training wind farm workers will open in Aberdeen after it was confirmed that Great British Energy will be based in the city.

Dangerous cladding will be fixed on all high-rise buildings on Government schemes within the next five years, ministers are to pledge. The Remediation Acceleration Plan will set out that by the end of ...

Inspired by fellow Welshman Ray Reardon, who won six world titles between 1970 and 1978, Griffiths turned professional and sparked the era that would see snooker’s finest become the most recognisable ...

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at age of 77 after a long battle with dementia, his family has confirmed. Griffiths came through the qualifying rounds to win the 1979 Crucible ...

Judd Trump was forced to work overtime to end his 13-year wait for a second UK Championship title after shrugging off the dogged challenge of Barry Hawkins in York.

Fewer than 3% of the UK’s hospitals have accepted a free portrait of the King after more than 20,500 were made available following his coronation. The scheme was launched in November 2023, and was ...

Judd Trump beat Barry Hawkins to win the UK Snooker Championship in York (Mike Egerton/PA) Hawkins, who has now lost in four ‘triple crown’ finals, admitted: “If someone had said I’d get to the final ...