Under government plans, the car limit would go from 60mph to 50mph on single carriageways and from 40mph to 50mph for lorries.

A public consultation has been launched by Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop into the plans, which would also see an increase in speed limits for HGVs.

A pilot for tougher domestic violence orders is announced - but charities warn police must act on them.

The total distance travelled by buses in the year to the end of March was 1.01 billion miles, according to a Department for Transport (DfT) report.

The new domestic abuse protection notices and orders (DAPNs and DAPOs), legislated for by the previous government in 2021, are set to be trialled in parts of England and Wales before being rolled out across the country

Public satisfaction with how often potholes are seen locally is no better than 10% in more than a third of English council areas, according to new research

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on major changes to speed limits in the country, with cars set to be forced to slow down while lorries could drive faster on the nation's roads