The economist said three years is an ‘inappropriate length of time’ for a final report from the new commission into social care.

Italian commentators had speculated that Iran was holding Ms Sala as a bargaining chip to ensure the release of Mohammad Abedini, who was arrested at Milan’s Malpensa airport three days before on ...

Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old aspiring rapper who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London on Tuesday afternoon. The boy, who has not been formally identified by police, was ...

A yellow alert for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland runs until midnight on Thursday.

In general, people are feeling more positive about their finances for 2025 than a year ago, research for Aegon indicates.

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labour and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or exploits a child will have to answer to God.

HS2 is in a “very serious situation” and needs a “fundamental reset”, the new boss of the company building the high-speed railway has warned. Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, said he is ...

The mercury is set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 15C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.