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The Stormont Assembly will sit for the first time in two and half years later after it was recalled by MLAs wishing to protest at changes to Northern Ireland's abortion laws.

If the past three years of debates about Brexit and independnce have taught us nothing else, surely it is that striving for separateness can bring nothing but division, writes Christine Jardine.

The creation of devolved parliament, with the associated confusion at Westminster, has almost made federalism a necessity – and it could be a vote-winner for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, writes Alastair Stewart.

A Scottish man has launched an appeal to trace a glamour model he met on an adult phone-in show - so he can leave her £20,000 in his will.

The Duke of Sussex has said he is determined to protect his family but that he and his brother are now "on different paths" and have "good days" and "bad days" in their relationship.

Scotland’s highest court will consider whether Boris Johnson broke the law over his “dual” letter approach to seeking a Brexit extension from EU leaders.

While many industries have embraced advances in technology, some in the legal profession will be unsurprised that their own sector has traditionally been slower to adopt new technology platforms. Yet there is evidence of a shift in intent as over the past few years both legal firms and the Scottish Courts have sought to embrace the efficiencies that technology affords.

Retail is moving online and there’s no going back to traditional shopping, but standards of customer care when things go wrong are not good enough, writes Helen Martin.

A Scottish Government civil servant pictured gagged and taped to a chair is facing a disciplinary hearing after accusations surfaced saying she was making "false statements".

Heroin worth an estimated £25,000 has been seized by officers following a car chase last night, police said.

A Scottish Labour MP has accused First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of rumour-mongering over claims that the Labour leadership encouraged its MPs to back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.

Scientists have developed an “artificial skin” that they say can wrap around devices such as smart phones and make them ticklish.

John Lewis and Waitrose have announced this Christmas will be the last time they will be selling crackers with plastic toys inside.

A mobile “counter-drone” unit equipped with technology to track down and interfere with the devices is to be set up to respond to incidents across the UK, amid growing concern about the threat to airports.

Spikes in air pollution trigger hundreds of heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks in UK cities compared to days when the air is cleaner, new research suggests.

A new imaging technology tool which detects key cells involved in the formation of secondary tumours, has been developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

Pupils are missing lessons in vital subjects and enduring a chaotic timetable after their school was devastated in a blaze, parents say.