3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (557+ words) Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is to be made a peer and appointed as a minister by Andy Burnham as the new prime minister continues his shake-up of operations after entering No 10. Mr Sarwar will be elevated to the Lords…...

15+ hour, 36+ min ago   (225+ words) DOUGLAS Alexander will remain in his role as Secretary of State for Scotland under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The Lothian East MP was appointed to the role almost a year ago following the sacking of Ian Murray. Mr Burnham…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (440+ words) THERE have been numerous letters regarding the introduction of car parking charges in key towns. As a Haddington community councillor, I have attended some of the ‘consultation’ meetings; however, I write here in my former role as Dean of Edinburgh…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (556+ words) Andy Burnham will promise to be “unashamedly Labour” when he officially becomes the party’s leader on Friday before taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister next week. He will say in a speech that his government will have…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (526+ words) Reform UK has been accused of trying to criminalise the use of Gaelic and Scots election materials. The SNP said Reform’s amendment to the UK Government’s Representation of the People Bill was “despicable” and “anti-Scottish”. Under the proposals, a person…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (571+ words) A leading human rights charity has said it regrets publishing a report which labelled a sexual violence support centre founded by JK Rowling as “anti-rights”. Amnesty International has removed the report, which it said was published online “without going through…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (360+ words) Over the past few months, I have received a number of enquiries around expansion of data centres in East Lothian. At the moment, there are three applications in East Lothian, either at pre-application or application stage. I have engaged with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (640+ words) Senator Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has died after a “brief and sudden illness” at the age of 71. His office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican and said his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (963+ words) The United States has attacked Iran over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced the crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (309+ words) Last week, Andy Burnham set out an ambitious vision for the future of Britain built on a simple idea: decisions are better made closer to the people they affect. He speaks with credibility. Over the past decade as Mayor of…...