PA Media Alex Salmond with his wife Moira The family of Alex Salmond have said the former Scottish first minister was “a devoted and loving husband, a fiercely loyal brother,…

John Mason said he was “happy” to repeat his claims An MSP who was expelled from the SNP over social media posts about the Israel-Gaza war says he stands by…

David Lammy has become the first foreign secretary since Brexit to attend a regular meeting of EU foreign ministers, as part of Labour’s “reset” with Europe. Lammy travelled to the…

Getty Images Alex Salmond loved creating headlines. He would be disappointed if he gave an interview that was not sufficiently interesting to make the news. As a young radio journalist,…

BBC Phoenix Graham is still living in a caravan, a year after her home flooding during Storm Babet Flood defences are in the lowest state of repair since records began…

Getty Images Edinburgh awoke on 19 September 2014 with a blanket of mist soaking the stones of the old city. The cacophony of an independence referendum campaign which had echoed…

It had been suggested P&O owners DP World might shelve the plan after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh described the ferry company as a “rogue operator”. But Jonathan Reynolds told the…

BBC “It’s not at all how I imagined winning would be,” a minister reflects as the government hits its 100 days in office. There have been slips and accusations of…

BBC Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch come from the same wing of the party, but their differences are becoming clearer in the final round of the leadership race. Where does…

Getty Images After a torrid few weeks, Labour now has the opportunity to get on the front foot, and deliver on a major election pledge. The government will fulfil their…