With 21 county councils and 10 unitary authorities due to hold elections this May, some have sought to delay them to allow time to develop proposals on reorganisation. They include Surrey, Oxfordshire ...

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

Professor Alexis Jay will appear before the Commons Home Affairs Committee on January 21 alongside the inquiry’s secretary, John O’Brien.

Police Scotland launched an appeal for help in trying to find missing women Eliza and Henrietta Huzti earlier on Friday.