This year’s Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) “will confront complexity with curiosity and openness” as it marks 250 years of American independence, its director has said..

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system..

Many organisations in the health service face a “perilous” financial situation, with analysis finding that NHS trusts ran a deficit of more that three quarters of a billion pounds last year..

Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will not face a terror trial after judges at the High Court rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal against the decision to throw out the case..

Four prolific shoplifters, who stole medicine, Lego, Easter eggs and alcohol, have been jailed

A plan to use empty council homes in Brighton and Hove for temporary housing for up to a year is due to be discussed next week.

Opposition councillors have continued to criticise Labour for a lack of transparency over its sudden U-turn on charging to use seafront toilets.

Firefighters were called to the K2 leisure centre in Crawley this morning (March 12).