A new statue depicting the Loch Ness Monster has been unveiled after being created by a family-run business in Inverness.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was left in tears in the Commons as Sir Keir Starmer declined to guarantee she would remain in place until the election.

A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for parts of south-east Scotland and north-east England on Wednesday following the record-breaking heatwave.

It is never great when a government minister has to release a statement clarifying that they have not resigned.

Alexander Dennis has extended the consultation period with its Scottish workers at risk of redundancy by two weeks.