Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric scanning technology to check customers are over 18. Customers will be able to download software that »»»

You almost have to admire John Swinney’s brass neck. Before the Holyrood election in May, the First Minister was clear. Give the SNP a majority, he said, and that would be his mandate to demand another independence referendum. Scots gave him their answer. He didn’t get one. The SNP’s vote share fel»»»