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A senior special adviser to the First Minister was consulted over a decision to award Scotlands disastrous £250m ferry contract to Jim…

Channel islands in dry weather, windy, gusts of 55 miles an hour around the outer hebrides, some large sees there, and a plethora of showers in northern ireland in particular, some of those heavy and thundery with hail. we could see a line of showers in the south—west heading towards gloucester but they will be more isolated. temperatures today 15 to 23 degrees. the pollen levels are high or very high across england and wales, and we are talking about ross and nettle pollen. through the evenin...

SCOTTISH government officials say there was “nothing choreographed” about the release of a key document which pinned the blame for the signing…

Conditions in the south. temperature wise we are looking at ten to 1a overnight. the wind will continue to strengthen, particularly in the far north—west. tomorrow we have the dregs of the front which could well clear. it might come back into part of kent and also sussex. for many it will be a dry and blustery day. there will be showers, some merging in the north—west. they could be heavy at times with under thrown in. windy conditions in the north west. the strongest conditions will be in t...

Environmental researchers have identified the full extent of a large seagrass bed in the southern waters of Papa Westray using drones.

Ocean researchers have for the first time mapped the extent of a large and environmentally significant seagrass bed discovered off an island in Orkney.

With a little gene editing, we’d have a choice of materials for our teeth in addition to a self-sharpening, virtually indestructible mouth.

In an echo of Whisky Galore, deep-sea hunters have found a trove of wine in the wreck of a WWI ship off Cornwall. It could be worth millions. but red tape threatens to block salvage

The Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, tells Nan Spowart about 10 things that changed his life

Oxford is the most expensive area in the country to buy a property with a garden, new research has shown.