Douglas Lumsden

Scottish Tory MP Douglas Lumsden achieved a remarkable victory in Aberdeen South, claiming Stephen Flynn's former seat in a significant triumph for the party and Kemi Badenoch

With all eyes on Makerfield and its wider implications for the country, Aberdeen South inevitably attracted less attention

This resounding victory has created momentum that makes Burnham's arrival at Downing Street seem almost inevitable

Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has welcomed her party's win in Aberdeen South with a swipe at Andy Burnham

Shift From Oil to Renewables Defines Aberdeen’s Election Race

UK motorists face £2 a litre diesel as Iran war drives wholesale prices to 4-year high

Drivers are paying more than £2-a-litre for both petrol and diesel in some areas of Scotland as the cost of filling up surges at the sharpest rate on record

At a petrol station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices hit household budgets hard

Yet the best that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have managed in response is to summon corporate leaders and warn them against 'price gouging' — a display of finger wagging taken straight from the socialist handbook

The price of oil has soared since the Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of the world's oil trade passes through — was effectively blocked

Savings from a 26 cent a litre cut to fuel excise tax could be wiped out within weeks with the global oil price expected to continue its climb, increasing motorists’ bills for diesel and petrol into the foreseeable future and regardless of when the Iran war ends

Burk Cannington’s bowser bungle unintentionally led to it having WA’s most expensive diesel on Tuesday

The price of oil has soared since the Strait of Hormuz — through which 20% of the world's oil trade passes through — was effectively blocked

The Conservatives will put a “Get Britain Drilling” campaign at the heart of their proposals for bringing down the spike in energy prices caused by the war in the Middle East

Teenager is expected to walk free in 'matter of weeks' after conviction for 2024 attack

More than £70million of public money looks set to be ‘poured down the drain’ after SNP ministers axed funding from a marine energy body, sparking fears it could lead to the collapse of the ewntire industry

Water bills in Scotland will rise by 8.7% in April — an average of £42 a year