The Scottish First Minister John Swinney hit out at the UK Government ‘damaging’ decision to means-test the benefit.

Difference of ideas, or ways of expressing them, is ‘increasingly seen as a threat’, the vice-chancellor has suggested.

Dr Jim McCormack was said to have made the remark two years before Letby was eventually arrested, the inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard.

Sergio Garcia is considering rejoining the DP World Tour in order to be eligible for next year’s Ryder Cup, according to Europe captain Luke Donald.

CHARLIE Emslie has extended his stay at Barrow Raiders after agreeing a two-year deal. The new contract will see Emslie remain at the Northern Competitions Stadium until at least the end of the 2026 ...

The Government defeated a Commons motion as the Tories said removal of VAT exemption and business rates relief for private schools ...

British actor Daniel Kaluuya has said a statue memorialising his character in the film Get Out “means the world” to him and feels like a “blessing”. The Londoner, 35, who received an Oscar nod for his ...

Around 5.8 million social media users have viewed Bridget Phillipson’s post about VAT on independent school fees.

Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian scientist who warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Prof Hinton, 76, who is often referred ...

Tim Wafer was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow.

A trainee police officer who had spoken about depression and suicide was left waiting months for work occupational health appointments before being found dead, an inquest heard.

Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging an earlier ruling which said that members of the public have the right to wild camp in the national park.