4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (609+ words) Leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin are expected to meet in Cardiff to sign an agreement aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. The meeting on Monday will involve the first ministers…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (752+ words) The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (867+ words) Scotland’s First Minister is seeking talks with Andy Burnham on the legal mechanism for a second independence referendum after a “big shift” in position from the Prime Minister. John Swinney welcomed comments by the Labour leader when he suggested to…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (487+ words) Autumn rain will sweep across the UK this weekend, but won't break lingering drought, say experts The UK is bracing for a wet and windy start to the weekend before conditions settle into sunnier spells for most on Sunday. The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (688+ words) Scotland’s First Minister is pressing for talks with Andy Burnham over how a legal mechanism for a second independence referendum could be agreed. SNP leader John Swinney has written to the Prime Minister following his suggestion in the Commons that…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (181+ words) The Independent Burnham sparks new Scottish independence debate after PMQs comments - Andy Burnham has indicated that a second Scottish independence referendum could be considered if there is a clear shift in public consensus, drawing parallels to the border poll criteria…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1391+ words) Passenger journeys in chaos over ‘technical issue’ hitting hundreds of take-offs Tens of thousands of passengers plunged into travel chaos this week are unlikely to get compensation, the regulator has warned. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is conducting an…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (663+ words) Downing Street said the government still had confidence in the boss of National Air Traffic Services, Martin Rolfe The number of flights cancelled after a technical failure of the UK’s air traffic control system rose above 2,000 on Wednesday, as the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (490+ words) MPs have launched an inquiry into party political funding following fraud within the SNP. The Scottish Affairs Committee said it will investigate the Electoral Commission’s oversight of party cash. The committee announced it would separately investigate the dual role of…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (265+ words) Three people have been charged following a crash near Edinburgh Airport which led to the death of a 58-year-old woman, whose family have said they are “devastated”. Linda Patterson died in the four-car collision on the A8 near Newbridge, which took…...