Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running ...

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be ...

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

Andrew Ward from Arbtech warned dog walkers against allowing their dogs off leash around livestock, especially ewes and lambs. He said: “It’s crucial that dog owners act responsibly and respect the ...

The King has hailed love as an important virtue across religions and one that the world “still needs” in a personal Easter message. It comes as he and the Queen are due to attend a Royal Maundy ...

DEMOLITION of the Borders’ first water-powered textile mill has been rubber-stamped. Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen was built by Alexander Brodie in 1788. Its success led to a great increase in the ...

Train passengers are being warned over disruption as Network Rail prepares to begin its Easter engineering work. The ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question in Canada’s election is who is best to deal with US President Donald Trump.

North Korea has threatened unspecified retaliation after the US flew long-range bombers over South Korea, which the North claim may be a practice run for an attack.

With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, ...

The Government has set out plans to divert up to two million patients from NHS waiting lists by the end of next year. A scheme which allows family doctors to seek advice from specialists before ...