A host of household Scottish words and phrases feature in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford was harassed by a group of Brexit supporters who shouted abuse at him as he walked down Whitehall.

SCOTLAND could provide the answer to England’s H2O woes it has been suggested, with the southern half of the UK predicted to run out of fresh water in less than 30 years.

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

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The impending battle for passengers between Edinburgh and London stepped up a gear today with the unveiling of a new fleet with the promise of £25 fares.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will set out her plans for a second Scottish independence referendum after “this phase of the Brexit negotiations”.

It features Lucifer alongside a Nun and, perhaps even more incongruously, four Nicolas and a single Boris.

The EU Council has granted the UK Government’s wish. An extension of Article 50 will delay Brexit until 22 May if Parliament accepts the Withdrawal Agreement. If not, the UK may crash out of the EU without a deal as early as 12 April, writes Sir Richard Branson in an article first published on the Virgin website.

The head of Scotland’s GPs has voiced his concerns over the serious long-term damage Brexit looks set to inflict on health and social care systems across the UK.