Nasa’s first manned mission to the Moon in more than 50 years that will take its crew deeper into space than anyone has gone before is “ready to go”, according to space agency chiefs.

A British satellite earth station is set to play a role in Nasa launching its Artemis II mission to the Moon. A spacecraft is due to set off from the US on Wednesday to take astronauts around the Moon ...

A Scottish Labour government would provide two free weeks of holiday clubs for children during the summer holidays. The policy is aimed at easing the pressure on working families and ensuring parents ...

Efforts to remove invasive stoats from Orkney have given a boost to the islands’ native vole species – and one of the UK’s rarest birds of prey. A new report shows Orkney vole activity in spring 2025 ...

The party also called for the UK Government to de-link cheaper electricity prices to ‘extortionate’ global gas prices.

The Scottish Tories have pledged to overhaul rates and reverse what they described as ‘damaging cliff-edge’ tax rises facing ...

Hikes to council tax, water, broadband and mobile phone costs are threatening to stretch many households to breaking point, charities have warned.

Kate Alessi, Google’s UK and Ireland boss, said the firm’s YouTube arm is working to make it as ‘safe as possible’ with new features ...

The SNP’s plan for the NHS “is working”, First Minister John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of a campaign stop in Dundee, the First Minister pointed to declining waiting times for treatment and the ...

Spain’s government under Mr Sanchez has been Europe’s loudest opposing voice against US and Israeli military actions in the Middle East.

Tesco in Kirkwall ordered 380 boxes of the fruit by mistake, and gave them out to schools and community groups.