The Home Secretary has defended the Government’s expansion of live facial recognition technology as a “targeted” crackdown on high-harm offenders, amid concerns over privacy. Yvette Cooper denied the ...

For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.5 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.7% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

Drivers in France are being advised to stay off the road between noon and 4pm local time and cover their rear windows because of soaring temperatures. The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists ...

He was a powerful voice for the people of Wales and a committed public servant, who dedicated his life to making sure every person and ...

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died after reports of multiple stabbings at a commercial property on July 28.

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court via videolink charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, spoke only to confirm his name, address ...

HMRC will charge inheritance tax on wealthier workers’ pension pots even if they die before they reach the state pension age ...

US actress Zoe Kravitz has revealed she “destroyed” Taylor Swift’s bathroom while retrieving her mother’s snake from a hole it had slithered into. The Batman actress, 36, said she moved into Swift’s ...

The heat is expected to give way to instability in Scotland, with a growing risk of thunderstorms and a chance of flooding and disruption.

Model and CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein is to become the first celebrity to compete on the main series of Strictly Come Dancing with Down’s syndrome.

A suicidal father who attempted to murder his two-year-old son by walking in front of a train while carrying the child after learning his ex-partner had moved on has been jailed for 10 years.

Actress Michelle Keegan is to play a police detective inspector in a new ITV crime drama that explores misogyny and police corruption. In The Blame, former Coronation Street actress Keegan stars as DI ...