BBC Radio Scotland’s Breakfast show was taken off air after the fire broke out, with a Radio 5 Live broadcast taking its place. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze had been ...

Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge ahead of the Budget.

Flood alerts have been issued for large parts of Scotland as heavy rain moves in from the west on Monday. South-west Scotland has already seen heavy rain on Sunday night, with the downpour expected to ...