The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey, watched closely by economists, showed a reading of 51.8 in January, up from 50.6 in December.

CAROLINE Milligan is the guest speaker at Haddington’s History Society meeting this month. The University of Edinburgh has recorded interviews made with people in and around Haddington. The talk, ...

Aalia Mahomed, 20, who was studying at King’s College London, died at the scene of the collision in the Strand on March 18 last year.

The independent public inquiry, chaired by Lord Scott KC, will focus on the investigation carried out by Strathclyde Police, under the direction of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, into ...

Steve Wright had been due to go on trial for the murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall, who disappeared in 1999, but changed his plea.

MP Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus saying an urgent inquiry is needed.

It comes as a Home Office crackdown on adverts telling migrants how to circumvent immigration checks comes into force.

Ormiston Primrose’s hopes of progressing in the King Cup were also ended in a penalty shootout. Kinnoull held a half time lead at New Recreation Park but Alex Black pulled the county side level within ...

Britain’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2026 as tax hikes and spending cuts are expected to continue having an impact, according to a report. The latest quarterly economic forecast from the EY ...

Waitrose named January 12 as ‘damp Monday’ due to shoppers sending sales of alcohol up 11 compared with the week before.

A proposed third tram line in Edinburgh has been revealed, but the council says delivery could still be 20 to 30 years away.

POLICE have urged motorists to “double-check” their paperwork after stopping a driver for allegedly not having insurance.