National Records of Scotland has recommended that Scotland’s next census should take place in 2031 at the same time as the rest of the UK. As part of the plans it has launched a consultation on topics ...

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A long-awaited Stormont plan to target poverty has been criticised as “underwhelming”. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched an extended 14-week public consultation on the Executive’s ...

Some 31 people have been arrested by police investigating recent disorder in Northern Ireland. Of those arrested, 23 people – including a 13-year-old girl and her mother – have been charged in ...

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A man has admitted murdering and decapitating his 21-year-old girlfriend before texting her mother pretending to be her and searching for internet pornography.

The TK Maxx Presents Southampton Summer Sessions are well underway, starting with Rag'n'bone Man on Friday, June 13.

The former England captain has returned to Saracens on a two-year deal after an injury-disrupted campaign with Racing 92.

Sir Rod Stewart has promised his much anticipated performance at Glastonbury Festival will be “glamorous” and “sexy”. The Scottish singer, who will take to the Pyramid stage for the coveted Sunday tea ...

Chris Wilder is expected to be sacked as Sheffield United boss after missing out on promotion to the Premier League, according to reports.

Concern has been expressed that Stormont MLAs are delivering pre-scripted text in the Assembly for a clip on social media. Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said he was also concerned that Points of Order ...

A woman sustained facial injuries in an attack that saw her pushed into a tree by three men wearing balaclavas in Bemerton Heath, police have said ...