The Prime Minister had sent the memo to ministers in December, telling them to be ‘confident’ in spending directly in devolved nations.

All schools in Glasgow will close for two days this month, while five other councils are also likely to be affected.

The conflict in Iran has halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed the price of oil and gas sharply higher.

The historic Glasgow building that was devastated by a fire at the weekend has collapsed further, the local authority has said. Glasgow City Council said that what is left of the Victorian structure ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Government will “step in” if companies exploit rising heating oil prices amid the Middle East conflict. Prices have jumped after Iran launched retaliatory ...

The Home Secretary approved a request on Tuesday from the Metropolitan Police to ban the annual march in London planned for Sunday.

Sir Keir Starmer will face fresh questions about his decision to make Lord Mandelson US ambassador after it emerged he was ...

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 ...

The Government has released the first batch of files relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.

A second chartered flight carrying almost 200 Irish citizens from the war-torn Middle East has landed at Dublin Airport, the Minister for Foreign Affairs said. The flight from Abu Dhabi was carrying ...

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 of cardio’.

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 ...