A new contract for GPs is a “breakthrough moment”, the Health Secretary has said, as he admitted ending the 8am scramble for appointments is a “big challenge”.

Nationwide and First Direct confirmed delays or issues with payments, following Barclays, Lloyds and Halifax issues around payday last month.

An emergency ferry brought in to help prop up Scotland's ageing CalMac lifeline ferry service for two years is to cost its publicly funded owners £3 million more than it cost to buy, The Herald can ...

The Pope has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia, as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection – while not declaring him out of danger entirely.