Scottish Labour leader agrees PM can support party’s effort to win May’s Holyrood election in abrupt about-face

Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election

Downing Street initially feared Scottish Labour leader’s move was part of a wider leadership challenge

Mathematician whose work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory was pivotal to the development of GPS

UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary

Scottish Labour leader is gambling that by declaring his loyalty to Scotland, the electorate will rally behind him

Scottish Labour leader is gambling that by declaring his loyalty to Scotland, the electorate will rally behind him

Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections

Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say

Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say

South Crofty site could reopen aided by potential $225m investment as US seeks to secure supply of critical metal Donald Trump has aggressively pursued investment into hi-tech industries recent months, but the US administration has now set its sights on a more traditional sector: tin mining in Cornwall. The South Crofty mine, near the village of Pool, could start up again after nearly three decades aided by a potential $225m (£166m) investment from across the Atlantic, in a move that would create 300 jobs. Continue reading...