Nigel Farage faces 33 opponents despite the main Westminster parties boycotting a contest which they view as a stunt by the Reform UK leader.

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A CHARITY golf event in Ayr has raised more than £4,500 in support of Whiteleys Retreat. More than 80 golfers took part in the fundraiser at Belleisle Golf Club before enjoying dinner and a ...

Stricken Thames Water is among five water firms given the provisional go-ahead by the industry watchdog to hike bills further as part of plans allowing suppliers to spend an extra £3.4 billion. Ofwat ...

John Swinney was “absolutely right” to ask Andy Burnham to reconsider the UK Government’s block on plans by a Chinese firm to build a wind turbine factory in Scotland, a Holyrood minister has said.

A minister has defended plans to ban zero hours contracts, after Government analysis suggested it could cost businesses up to £3 billion a year. Skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said the ...

– The proportion of candidates receiving top grades has risen for the third year in a row and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 28.5% of UK entries were awarded either an A ...

A NEW £200,000 garage has opened in Ayr, marking the latest expansion for D&G Autocare. The Ayr branch, located at 44–48 Boundary Road in Heathfield Industrial Estate, becomes the company’s 21st ...

A rare amber warning for “extreme heat” has come into force for a swathe of England as the UK could see the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures could reach 38C in some parts of England, in ...