A no-deal Brexit would fuel demands for a second referendum on Scottish independence and a border poll on Irish reunification, Theresa May has admitted.

They are the plants which few people want, but dandelions, thistles and brambles have been revealed as the favourites for city bees, flies and other pollinators in a four-year study by the University of Edinburgh.

We may be working longer, but most of us are counting down to retirement. But planning for the golden years is crucial.

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Charities have welcomed the decision to approve a drug to treat advanced breast cancer for use on the NHS in Scotland.

He’s one of the greatest sports stars Scotland has ever produced, a fact reflected in the tributes paid from around the world since he announced his impending retirement.

Rangers are interested in Aberdeen skipper Graeme Shinnie, the agent for Mohanad Ali says the Ibrox club are looking to sign the player on loan, and Jason Cummings could be set to have his loan cut short at Peterborough.

If Monday’s match in the Australian Open was going to be the last of Andy Murray’s wonderful career then the Melbourne crowd wanted him to know how much he has been appreciated by fans of tennis the world over.