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This year’s Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) “will confront complexity with curiosity and openness” as it marks 250 years of American independence, its director has said..

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system..

Many organisations in the health service face a “perilous” financial situation, with analysis finding that NHS trusts ran a deficit of more that three quarters of a billion pounds last year..

Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will not face a terror trial after judges at the High Court rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal against the decision to throw out the case..

Sir Keir Starmer was warned there was a “general reputational risk” over Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein before giving him the role of ambassador to the US..

Some train services at Glasgow Central have resumed after a weekend fire devastated an adjacent building, but the main part of the station will remain shut for the rest of the week..

Downing Street could begin releasing documents related to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to Washington today, reports have suggested..

The Foreign Secretary has emphasised “close co-ordination” on Middle Eastern security in a call with her US counterpart as Washington threatened its “most intense day” of strikes on Iran..

Heavy rain at the start of the year caused a spike in drivers hitting potholes hidden in puddles, new figures suggest..

Just one in 17 older people are dismissive of climate change, with the majority of over-50s viewing it as a serious risk, a study suggests..

A former Love Island contestant has become the first man to speak out about how a cancer-linked pregnancy drug taken by his grandmother in the 1970s has impacted his own health..

A ban on social media for under-16s has been rejected by MPs..

Glasgow Central station is likely to remain closed for at least two days after a devastating fire which tore through a neighbouring building, causing major travel disruption..

England is “running out of time” to rescue nature-rich ancient woodlands buried under 20th century tree plantations, conservationists have warned..

Gender-affirming hormone treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds has been paused after an NHS review found evidence does not support its continued use..

Travel disruption is expected to last throughout Monday after a fire broke in a building adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station..

Mojtaba Khamenei will take over from Ayatolla Ali Khamenei.

Lindsey Vonn is reported to be in a “stable condition” after her fairytale Olympic comeback ended with her being airlifted to hospital following a crash in the women’s downhill in Cortina..

Bottom of League One Staffordshire side knock-out Premier League side with 1-0 home win .

There were relieved family reunions at Dublin Airport after the Irish Government’s first chartered flight from the Middle East touched down..