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Funding to support Gaelic culture in island communities has been announced by John Swinney..

The “chronic” under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as a “major issue”, it has been suggested..

The Premier League has said it will launch a full investigation after Liverpool’s curtain-raiser against Bournemouth at Anfield was halted when visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator..

A Labour councillor who called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut at an anti-racism rally in the wake of the Southport murders has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder..

A 99-year-old veteran who served in the Second World War and helped evacuate prisoners of war after VJ Day has said the horrors of war “should never be forgotten”, on the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender..

A new photograph of the Princess Royal has been released to mark her 75th birthday..

The Government will use social media influencers to highlight the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures such as hair transplants and dental work under new plans..

The King and Queen will honour Second World War veterans on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day..