John Swinney has said he “very much” regrets former SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black’s decision to quit the party. Ms Black, who spent nine years as an MP, said the party’s “capitulation” on ...

The Forth Road Bridge has been closed to traffic after 10 Greenpeace activists suspended themselves from the structure in order to block a tanker. The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker ...

Thomas Kavanagh, the head of the Kinahan organised crime group, will have three months to pay the sum or face another 12 years in prison.

The Israeli government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, ...

Britain’s proscription of Palestine Action is a “disturbing misuse” of anti-terror laws, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk has urged the UK to lift the ban, which he ...

The Business Secretary has said the idea of a “magic wealth tax” to raise funds is “daft” amid speculation that the Chancellor could turn to such a measure to plug holes in the public finances.

The Chancellor could be left at risk of breaking her fiscal rules by unexpected economic shocks and faces “significant challenges” in delivering the Government’s agenda, the International Monetary ...

The only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad. A poll of 2,000 adults found 30 per cent are likely to simply make up a word in another language when ...

One in four gig goers miss the encore and leave early – with a third prioritising how they’ll feel the next day.

Part of Heathrow Airport has been evacuated as the fire service responds to an alarm. Heathrow has apologised after passengers were forced out of Terminal Three at around 11am today (July 24). The ...

The manufacturer released two videos showing a Model 3 car negotiating central London and Swindon’s Magic Roundabout.

Juddmonte’s Bluestocking found only Goliath too strong in last year’s King George before going on to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in the colours of the late Khalid Abdullah, who also claimed ...