Humza Yousaf resigns after a tumultuous year leading the devolved administration, marked by declining support for his pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP).

At a joint press conference in Kyiv, President Zelensky said: “The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of a situation when we are waiting for supplies from our partners, especially from the United States of America.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked Ireland’s justice minister to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK. Around 80% of recent arrivals to the Republic came from the UK, across the Irish border, Helen McEntree has revealed.

British troops could be deployed to Gaza to deliver aid by sea, risking potential attacks from Hamas and…