Scotland & Northern Ireland

Storm Agnes set to batter UK with strong winds and heavy rain

First named storm of the season will affect western regions of the UK and Ireland on Wednesday

Jamie Grierson

25, Sep, 2023 @1:24 PM

Kate Forbes’ religious beliefs could stall her bid to succeed Sturgeon

Despite her rise through Scotland’s political ranks, her views on abortion and same-sex marriage could be problematic for the SNP

Aubrey Allegretti

16, Feb, 2023 @7:09 PM

Weatherwatch: earlier harvests show UK’s climate is changing

Harvest start time has advanced by about a month in 60 years, with 2022’s one of the earliest on record

Paul Brown

05, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM

Les McKeown obituary

Troubled Bay City Rollers lead singer known for string of hits such as Shang-a-Lang and Bye Bye Baby

Caroline Sullivan

23, Apr, 2021 @5:05 PM

Robert Lochrie obituary

Other lives: General secretary of the WEA who devoted his life to the cause of adult education

Charlie Lynch

15, Mar, 2018 @4:09 PM

Scotland stands to gain 'significant powers' from Brexit, claims minister

Scottish secretary David Mundell suggests Brexit talks could result in new powers over areas such as fisheries and justice

Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

28, Nov, 2016 @12:06 AM

5 May: your guide to this week's local and mayoral elections

Here’s a breakdown to the votes happening across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Jamie Grierson

02, May, 2016 @10:16 AM

Jenny Wormald obituary

Historian of Scotland who championed the achievements of the Stuart kings

Felicity Heal

29, Jan, 2016 @4:17 PM

David Cameron's Commons statement about the Nato summit: Politics live blog

Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all today’s political developments as they happen, including David Cameron’s Commons statement about the Nato summit

Andrew Sparrow

08, Sep, 2014 @4:06 PM

Scotland's secret tunnel under the Forth, 50 years old and forgotten

While two of Scotland's best known landmarks, the two bridges over the Forth, will be celebrated this year there is a third crossing which is a distant memory: a tunnel in the rock cut by the coal mining industry

Fraser MacDonald

30, Apr, 2014 @7:00 AM

Eyewitness: Rosyth, Fife

Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series

29, May, 2013 @11:11 AM

Letters: Alternative options for infrastructure investment

Letters: I'd much rather use the Swiss network where the trains are not quite so fast but where I know that there will be a reliable connection to my final destination

29, Jan, 2013 @8:59 PM