Calls have been made by former first minister Henry McLeish and public health experts to call time on alcohol advertising in sports after research showed Scotland has more such ads in football than most European leagues. The Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) group found that only Belgium has …

The number of people in Scotland approaching a housing advice service aimed at preventing homelessness has soared by more than 50% in a single year. Open housing advice cases with housing Options services have hit a record high, according to Scottish Labour, which has warned against a “cliff-edge” in housing …

The full rollout of a benefit payment to low-income families in Scotland has been hailed as a “watershed moment”, and politicians in the rest of the UK being urged to “take notice”. Around 400,000 children in Scotland are now thought to be eligible for the Scottish Child Payment. Poverty charity, …

In total, 96% of the 35,000 teachers balloted in Scotland rejected a 5% pay offer negotiated by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Scottish government. Proposed strike action on the railways was suspended last week as the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) trade union puts a new pay …

The ban on old ‘unencrypted’ stamps has been postponed until next summer in a stunning victory for The Mail on Sunday and letter writers across the UK. Climbing up the Royal Mail also sees free forms and envelopes available at post offices, making the process of swapping out old stamps …

A Northumberland daughter who took out fraudulent mobile phone contracts in the names of her family members has dodged jail. Laura Rowell was living with her mother, father and sister when she took out the contracts without their knowledge in March 2020 in order to sell the “high end” Samsung …

St Johnstone midfielder David Wotherspoon is celebrating a call-up to Canada’s World Cup squad. The 32-year-old was named in his national side’s final 26-man group that will travel to Qatar for the finals this month. It marks a remarkable comeback after the player spent almost a year battling back to …

Prince Andrew felt ‘ambushed’ into giving up his royal titles and ‘forced to step down’ as he plans ‘fightback’ to return to public life after accuser Virginia Giuffre dropped case against US lawyer Prince Andrew felt ambushed into giving up his royal titles, friends claim They say he is frustrated at …

A sign above the entrance of the warehouse calls it Royal Mail’s “window into the future”. Inside, a network of conveyor belts stretches across an area about the size of Buckingham Palace. Eight robotic arms, roughly the height of two grown men, stand idle — for now. When the machines …

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are unlikely to join the Royal Family at Sandringham for their first Christmas without the Queen. King Charles is understood to have invited Meghan and Harry, who remain ‘much loved’ members of the family despite quitting Royal duties nearly three years ago.  But a …