Mark Fairhurst of the Prison Officers’ Association said overcrowding and violence were his members’ key concerns.

Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated his Australian counterpart on winning a second term in office, saying the close ties between the two countries show “long-distance friendships can be the strongest”.

Ayrshire and Arran residents are being urged to check who to turn to if they need health advice or support with GP practices closed on bank ...

Radio presenter Zoe Ball has returned to BBC Radio 2 four-and-a-half months after she left her breakfast show on the channel, jokingly declaring she is “back once again with the ill behaviour”. The 54 ...

The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill does not include a route to allow academies to return to local authority oversight.

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution described the party as a threat to the country’s democratic order.

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years.

A SIMPLY incredible property listed on the market this week is the most expensive available in Ayrshire. The country estate located near Dalmellington has an eye-watering £5 million price tag - but ...

A woman has died in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands. The 38-year-old woman was apparently carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby ...

The Duke of Sussex spoke in a BBC television interview after losing the latest round in a court battle over his security.

Assisted dying is about the “human cost” and not pounds and pence, the MP behind the proposed legislation has said after an assessment of the potential costs. An impact assessment into the Terminally ...

Early projections gave the ruling centre-left Labour Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24.