Hundreds of British non-Muslims have been recruited by al-Qaeda to wage war against the West, senior security sources warned last night.

Gordon Brown has swung behind a "presumed consent" system of organ donation in a bid to help the thousands of sick patients whose lives depend on a transplant.

Peter Hain was forced to make a humiliating apology over his failure to declare more than £100,000 he received in his failed bid to become deputy leader of the Labour party.

The new £6m Robert Burns International Museum, promised as a centrepiece of Scotland's Year of the Homecoming in 2009, will not be ready on time.

Powerful new evidence that could finally clear the names of two RAF pilots killed in the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash will be presented to Defence Secretary Des Browne this week.

Scotland’s 250,000 local authority staff are in line for above-inflation pay rises in a deal which could shatter Gordon Brown's demand to limit public sector pay.

The public would put themselves at risk because they would not trust politicians to tell the truth if the country was hit by a major outbreak of bird flu , a world expert on disaster management has claimed.

One of Scotland's leading scientists has attacked SNP plans to block any new nuclear power stations north of the border, warning that the country could face a crippling "energy gap".

A controversial bid to boost Scottish food will be launched this week as part of a Government plan to change the way the nation eats.

Hillary Clinton is using an old pals act to win the presidential nomination, a political manoeuvre which is threatening to split the Democrats and leaving some members fearing it will ultimately see them lose another election.