Trade minister Douglas Alexander said the headlines around free gifts for senior party figures mattered in the ‘short-term’.

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for parts of England amid concerns that affected areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain falling on Monday.

A new campaign is being launched to help more older people start their own businesses. Startup School for Seniors has funding from local authorities across the country to offer an online course aimed ...

Ayrshire MSP Katy Clark has expressed concern over new health statistics that reveal higher-than-average levels of obesity and poor diet ...

JCB has posted a jump in profits for the past year but warned over “challenging” conditions in the UK construction market. The Staffordshire-based firm, well known for its yellow excavators and ...

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death ...

National Savings and Investments has sent a "next working day" warning to anybody with Premium Bonds. The treasury-backed provider said there could be issues relating to bank account payments and ...

A MAJOR route between North Ayrshire and Glasgow remains closed following an early-morning incident. The A737 shut between KIlbarchan and Howwood around 3.40am on Monday morning, and remains closed ...

Average prices for petrol and diesel have fallen by nearly 7p per litre on forecourts over the last month, reaching their lowest level in nearly three years. Typical per-litre petrol prices have ...

People have been urged to check their change after a "botched" £1 coin turned out to be worth 600 times its face value. 62-year-old Diane Bath, who runs a Post Office in Cumbria, took delivery of ...

The New Economics Foundation have warned that the deductions, meant to repay debts including emergency advance payments and previous overpayments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), have ...

A prominent Ayr businesswoman has smashed her fundraising targets to raise over £6,000 for two Ayrshire charities.