For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.2 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.6% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

The revelation of the number of potential victims comes after Scotland Yard apologised for the distress suffered.

Manchester United will travel to League Two Grimsby in the Carabao Cup second round as they attempt to bounce back from one of their worst seasons in recent history.

US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in Scotland as part of a family holiday to the UK. The Republican’s stay is expected to require a considerable policing operation.

Fashion accessories chain Claire’s has appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland business, putting around 2,150 jobs at risk. The US parent firm for the high street retailer said it has filed a ...

Health analysts have said they have spotted a “contradiction” in NHS data as they called for more transparency in the way waiting list figures are reported. Experts suggest that more patients are ...

Nicola Sturgeon’s “Stalinist” approach to leadership had “disastrous” consequences for the SNP, former SNP MP Joanna Cherry has told an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Donald Trump’s interventions over the Ukraine war have created a “viable” chance of a ceasefire, but Britain stands ready to “increase pressure” on Russia if necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

A second migrant staying at the Bell Hotel in Epping, which has had national attention over immigration protests, has been charged with ...

Irish actor Cillian Murphy plays the impassioned headteacher of a last-chance reform school in a trailer for Netflix film Steve. Set in the mid 1990s and directed by Tim Mielants, the movie follows a ...

Abedi, 28, is also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon after the incident at HMP Frankland ...

A UK-based charity in a “desperate race” to save people from landmines has won a global humanitarian prize for its work. The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the ...