THE loss of Claire’s would be another blow to Ayr, according to one of the town's MSPs. It was announced last week that the Claire’s firm, which has 278 shops in the UK and 28 in Ireland and employs ...

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32 ...

A police officer who was shot by a man with a crossbow said he lost so much blood that his colleagues were “covered” in it. On Wednesday, a sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court heard police had ...

But the former Scottish first minister suggested the writer could be subject to ‘more scrutiny’ on such matters.

According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is ...

Nato defence chiefs are due to hold a virtual meeting, a senior alliance official said, as countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv ...

Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension because of a gender gap, according to research. The TUC estimated women were losing the equivalent of £7,600 a ...

Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the Southport terror attack, is reportedly set to be released from prison. Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor ...

Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.

A PRIVATE nursery near Ayr has received high praise from inspectors for children's care. The Meadows Private Day Nursery Ltd, based on Mauchline Road, was graded ‘good’ across three quality indicators ...

Carers from across Ayrshire are being given an insight into mental health at a series of special local events.

The research found that Labour backers (72) and young people aged 25-34 (67) were most likely to be ‘Yimby’ (yes in my backyard).