Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

Mrs Badenoch had disputed Reform’s claim that its membership had overtaken that of the Conservatives, accusing Mr Farage of “fakery”.

Dame Emily Thornberry has said the BBC World Service “must be preserved – if we lose it, we won’t be able to get it back”, ahead of the funding settlement for the broadcaster.

The family of two sisters who vanished earlier this month have been informed after a woman’s body was found in a river close to where they were last seen. The body was recovered from the River Dee in ...

Police officer numbers in England and Wales have been rising for several years, though there are signs this trend may have levelled off, with a handful of forces recording a drop in recent months.