The UK is already working with partners in the region, comprised of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

The SNP’s Westminster leader also called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to enter talks with the EU to improve the Brexit deal.

The Government said collective defined contribution schemes can potentially offer more security and higher average incomes throughout retirement.

Scotland becoming independent would be a “win” for Vladimir Putin, a UK defence minister has said. Defence procurement minister Luke Pollard was speaking to Scottish journalists in London on Tuesday ...

Grieving families who have lost loved ones as a result of severe allergic reactions are calling for urgent changes to the inquest system, warning that the current set-up has failed to learn from past ...

A UK defence minister has said the UK Government is discussing investing directly in Scottish colleges to tackle skills shortages in the sector. Education is fully devolved to Scotland, meaning it is ...

Louise Shackleton, who was told this month she will not face charges over her husband’s assisted death in Switzerland last December, made her plea to House of Lords peers as they prepared to carry out ...

A study by Nottingham Trent University for the Royal Voluntary Service found that more than two-in-five charities report rising requests for help, while one-in-four say they are unable to meet demand.

In 1966, a spoil-heap landslide crushed Pantglas Primary School in the coal-mining village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, killing 144 people.

An advert for Betway using the Chelsea FC logo was also banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for the same reason.

Six people were arrested as Irish police were attacked with missiles after violence flared outside a Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers.

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has voiced an awards trailer featuring the 15 finalists and showcasing their solutions.