Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to prioritise difficult political decisions in the Budget that they said would strengthen financial markets’ confidence in the UK and bring down the cost of ...

“Income tax in Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, and actually the only person that’s been campaigning loudly for the last two years for a rise in income tax in England and ...

Exchequer Secretary Dan Tomlinson said the Government made ‘the right decision’ at last year’s budget to end a tax relief for farmers.

Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said Northern Ireland should have its own environmental protection agency.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set off by the storm, which ...

Bosses at Sizewell C have said the major nuclear project is “on budget and on schedule” after securing its necessary financing. The planned nuclear power plant reached financial close on Tuesday, ...

The football star, 50, was honoured for his services to sport and charity in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train from Doncaster to London on Saturday.

The 11-carriage train came off the tracks on the West Coast Main Line near Shap, Cumbria, at about 6.15am on Monday.

Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg is donating a kidney to a stranger. The actor and director, who is also a blood donor, revealed that he is giving a kidney to a stranger in mid-December. This is ...

A union has suspended strikes at defence and aerospace manufacturer Leonardo UK after a new pay offer was tabled by the company. Unite had previously said more than 3,000 workers at Leonardo UK’s ...

Paul Givan has come under fire over a visit to Israel last week, during which he told officials to publicise a visit to a school in Jerusalem.