For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.5 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.7% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

Drivers in France are being advised to stay off the road between noon and 4pm local time and cover their rear windows because of soaring temperatures. The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted JD Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

Oasis gave an even more ground-shaking performance at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium than their 2009 show when they played there this month, according to analysis of seismic data. The Gallagher ...

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court via videolink charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, spoke only to confirm his name, address ...

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died after reports of multiple stabbings at a commercial property on July 28.

US actress Zoe Kravitz has revealed she “destroyed” Taylor Swift’s bathroom while retrieving her mother’s snake from a hole it had slithered into. The Batman actress, 36, said she moved into Swift’s ...

Diego Velazquez will sport new colours when he runs in the Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday, after Sam Sangster Bloodstock announced the acquisition of the Frankel colt. He will remain in training ...

The trip for the trio, who are all more than 100 years old, was organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.

The 1,500 hectare Stiperstones Landscape national nature reserve is triple the size of the previously protected area.

East India Dock is being primed for one more outing on the Flat in the Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap before attentions turn to making his mark in the staying division on his return to hurdles.

Model and CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein is to become the first celebrity to compete on the main series of Strictly Come Dancing with Down’s syndrome. The 23-year-old was announced as a contestant on ...