Michelle Thomson MSP challenged permanent secretary Joe Griffin on the issue at Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.

Russian drones, missiles and artillery have killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 100 others in Ukraine, officials said. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought ...

Here is a full list of the projected change in population for local areas in England between mid-2022 and mid-2032. The projections have been published by the Office for National Statistics. The list ...

The latest barrage came after Israel and Iran accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end their 12 ...

The Prime Minister on Tuesday said the Government must take “hard, honest choices” in a defiant message after some 108 MPs from within his party signed a Commons bid to stop the changes in their ...

It comes after Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor Ray Connolly, was jailed last year for 31 months for inciting racial hatred.

Gladiators has been renewed for a new season and will return to screens in 2026 along with a celebrity special. Hosted by father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh, the hit BBC game show will see its ...

A fashion shop owner who lost thousands of pounds in a luxury handbag scam lured her fraudster to a pub car park to have him arrested. Christine Colbert, 58, owner of Dress Cheshire in Prestbury, met ...

Have you lost your pet or have they be stolen? It's a worrying time and knowing what to do could help find them - here is PDSA's advice.

Chinese spying, interference in the UK’s democracy and attempts to undermine the economy have increased in recent years, the UK Government said. Ministers promised “greater robustness and consistency” ...

FORMER Oxford United left back Steve Seddon has completed a third switch, and first permanent one, to AFC Wimbledon.