Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...

A fresh wave of strikes has been announced by drivers at a train company in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking ...

Ceitidh Ainsworth has been inspired to chase her goals after representing Scotland at the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series.   This ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said it is with regret that she will stay away from Belfast Pride this year. It comes after the Belfast Pride organisers asked political parties ...

The visit of US President Donald Trump to Scotland is in the “public interest”, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Mr Trump is due to touch down in Scotland on Friday evening ahead of a four-day visit ...

The identity of a man who sadly died in a collision in Northumberland can now be confirmed – as the police investigation continues.

The widow of murdered MP Sir David Amess has accused the Government of a “cover-up” following a review into Prevent’s handling of the case.

The Home Office has said it is working to close hotels and “restore order” after a council unanimously voted to urge the Government to shut a hotel housing asylum seekers following a series of ...

Shona Stevens, 31, died three days after being found with serious injuries near her home in North Ayrshire in 1994.

Wes Streeting has said “we are doing everything we can to minimise” patient harm as thousands of doctors go on strike over pay. A five-day walkout by resident doctors in England is under way, with ...

The female executive who was caught on camera embracing the chief executive of her company at a Coldplay concert, in a moment that went viral, has resigned, according to news reports. Multiple news ...

The 19-year-old died from head injuries in the fall down a ravine as he tried to walk back to his holiday apartment, his inquest has concluded.