Gardeners are joining a movement to let their lawns grow in May, a poll has found, as an annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off. The “No Mow May” campaign, led by wildlife charity ...

Alex Cole-Hamilton has pledged to put defence at the heart of his party’s industrial and skills strategy. Ahead of a visit to Babcock in Rosyth on Thursday, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said ...

The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.

Trading Standards found that 97 of its officers are aware of suspected organised crime groups operating on their local high ...

Coughlan starred in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.

The organisation’s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to minus 62 this month – its lowest level since 2022.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called for “meaningful action” to tackle the “root causes” of antisemitism, while the Board of Deputies of British Jews said antisemitism must be “confronted, punished ...

The Wolf Hall actor will take to the stage at the Marlyebone Theatre in London for a limited run of shows this autumn.

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

An SNP majority at the Scottish election would “stop Nigel Farage at the border”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said a vote for his party would lock Reform UK out of power at Holyrood.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, Parliamentary under-secretary of state Matthew Patrick, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee and Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan are among ...

Car and commercial vehicle production fell last month amid issues including weak exports, model changeovers and restructuring, new figures show. Vehicle production fell by 8.2% in March compared to a ...