John Swinney has said voters will be able to judge him in 2031 if he misses the Government’s child poverty target, as he hinted he will not resign if he fails to achieve his key pledge.

Sir Keir Starmer was warned there was a “general reputational risk” over Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein before giving him the role of ambassador to the ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed that the Government “will not tolerate” heating oil suppliers profiteering from the crisis in the Middle East. Sir Keir will stress home heating oil costs ...

Will Orr, chief executive of The Gym Group, said the company had seen ‘a kind of evolution in the direction of strength at the expense ...

Fairport Convention has become synonymous with the 'electric-folk' sound after introducing the blending of traditional and electric instruments ...

Rapper Tinie Tempah asked the King for an invitation to visit his royal lands at a reception to celebrate the UK’s Nigerian community. Charles was joined by hundreds of people celebrating Britain’s ...

Iran has fired on commercial ships and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign in the oil-rich Persian Gulf as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli air strikes ...

Gerry Adams “had a command role in the IRA” and ran his own “fiefdom” in Belfast, a former member of British Army intelligence has told the High Court. Known anonymously as witness A, the retired ...

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More than 1,000 tonnes of food waste has already been recycled in just three months across Basingstoke and Deane. It follows the introduction of a new weekly collection service by Basingstoke and ...