The four men and a woman plied their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - with drugs before sexually assaulting them.

Elsewhere, First Minister John Swinney apologised "unreservedly" to islanders affected by delays in building two ferries to serve off Scotland's west coast. It also emerged Scotland's NHS is facing ...

Is there any valid reason why Scotland’s political leaders cannot come together and secure broad agreement on social care reform?

Manchester Airport runways shut amid heavy snow as temperatures plunge to -12.4C overnight - The warning for snow comes amid continued weather disruption at airports and schools across the UK ...