Campaigners have welcomed money for affordable homes in the Scottish Budget, but say it merely reverses cuts in previous years. Living Rent said the scale of the housing shortage means the £768 ...

Killer nurse Lucy Letby maintains her innocence, her lawyer said on Wednesday, hours after police confirmed she has been interviewed over more suspicious deaths of babies.

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the Emir of Qatar to Downing Street, amid pressure to raise the Gulf state’s human rights record with its leader. The meeting comes at the end of a two-day state visit to ...

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for both the NHS and councils in next year’s ...

Brian Thompson was outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel on Wednesday, where UnitedHealthcare was due to hold an investor ...

The Treasury Committee was hearing from charities and organisations as part of an inquiry into physical cash acceptance.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025/26 to MSPs at Holyrood on Wednesday.

The Queen warmly embraced France’s first lady at a literary award ceremony, as she continues her recovery from pneumonia.

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: "We know that stopping bin collection services over the Christmas and New Year period can cause a lot of disruption for affected residents, especially ...

The former chair of BBC Children in Need has claimed she was “thrown under the bus” for being a “whistleblower” on grants given to a transgender youth charity. Rosie Millard stepped down from her role ...

Boris Johnson accused Sir Keir Starmer of misleading Parliament in a row over the former prime minister’s partygate fine. Sir Keir and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions ...

US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon is under pressure as senators weigh a series of ...