It comes as she is expected to scrap the two-child benefit cap, in a move that could cost more than £3 billion.

Fiscal depute Shay Treanor told the court that Farquhar became aggressive and struck the woman “without warning or ...

The OBR’s current forecast for growth across the whole of 2025 – published back in March – is 1.0%, rising to 1.9% in 2026.

OEUK warns that delaying reform until 2030 will accelerate the decline of North Sea production, with output forecast to fall by 40% by 2030 unless action is taken (Danny Lawson/PA ...

She is expected to say the Employment Rights Bill is ‘the single most complained-about measure’ she hears when she speaks to ...

Talks with Ukraine on the US-drafted peace plan yielded “tremendous” progress, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as ...

Lord David Cameron has revealed he was successfully treated for prostate cancer as he backed a targeted screening programme for the UK’s most common cancer in males.

They agreed that we all must work together at this critical moment to bring about a just and lasting peace,’ No 10 said.

The Aberdeenshire area has seen a recycling increase with more than 1800 tonnes of additional waste disposed this way in 2024 ...

Douglas Alexander has published a letter addressed to Kate Forbes over her plans to address the closure of the ethylene plant ...

Moray Council has invited residents to vote on which local projects should receive funding from the Coastal Communities Fund.