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.

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.

Four sheep have been stolen from a smallholding near Northallerton, police said. Officers are now appealing for witnesses and information. The sheep were stolen from Great Langton between Sunday, ...

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

Holyrood’s Finance Secretary has said her Budget for the coming year “offers hope for Scotland’s future”. Speaking as she unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025-26 to MSPs on Wednesday afternoon ...

England scrum-half Natasha Hunt insists Northampton Saints are serious contenders to win the Investec Champions Cup, despite a mixed start to ...

The prince, in a letter, and the duke, in a video message, will both highlight the importance of young people making ‘positive change’.

MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he “loves being part of” the programme and “will continue to be a part of it” after Gregg Wallace stepped back from the show amid an investigation into ...

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has led a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defence spending, a budget shortfall ...

The King heard first-hand about the experiences of charity health workers in the Middle East as he thanked the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) for its fundraising efforts.

A Japanese court has sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country – ...