The King has announced a Scottish bank holiday will be held on June 15 to mark the nation’s return to the football World Cup. Scotland was last in the World Cup in 1998, and the declaration from ...

MPs approved the release of documents relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States on Wednesday.

Most of the BBC’s flagship radio breakfast shows saw a jump in listeners at the end of last year, figures show. Audiences for Greg James on Radio 1, Scott Mills on Radio 2 and the breakfast programmes ...

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 19 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to hospital ...

Charles welcomed the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims to the Berkshire royal residence on Wednesday evening.

If net migration stayed positive, a larger working-age population would broaden the tax base and help stabilise the debt to GDP ratio, Niesr said.

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks in Oman’s capital of Muscat on Friday. His announcement on Wednesday came after hours of indications that ...

Sainsbury’s has launched a range of high protein and “nutrient rich” meals as supermarkets rush to meet soaring demand from customers on weight loss jabs.

During Prime Minister’s Questions on February 4, Sir Keir Starmer said that whenever his party filed a so-called humble address in the Commons while in opposition, he would include a national security ...

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will opt to leave rates unchanged at its next decision on Thursday.

Scenes from the 2025 First Light Festival as the first acts have been unveiled ahead of the return of the UK's only free beachfront festival in 2026. (Image: Adam Barnes Photography) The solstice ...

A busy road in a seaside town is set to reopen after a burst hydrant fired a torrent of water 20ft (6m) into the air.