He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

Undeterred, Mr Sarwar insisted the election was not about the Prime Minister, with the Scottish Labour leader stressing the contest was instead about his bid to replace the SNP and First Minister John ...

Like Mr Simpson, Lord Offord joined Reform from the Conservatives, with his defection announced in December 2025. At the time, Mr Farage declared that the former Tory UK government minister would take ...

When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

The long-running inquest is examining the circumstances of the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe in 2020.

The US president said the ceasefire includes a suspension of all kinetic activity and the exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country.

Ministers have rallied around Sir Keir Starmer to defend his premiership as backbench calls for a change of leader ...