It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

The Environment Secretary set out reforms to boost profitability in the farming sector as the Government stands firm on agriculture property relief.

Carer's Allowance rates and the earnings threshold have increased, here are the new confirmed figures from April 2025 ...

Ferocious winds that drove the flames have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day on Thursday ...

The annoncement was made following a vote by the Stormont Assembly to extend post-Brexit trading arrangements for the region for another four years.

The intensity of US President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric and his unpredictability can be “destabilising”, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said. Mr Lammy also criticised Elon Musk, a key Trump ally, ...

Downing Street questioned whether Ms Truss would also be writing to ‘millions of people up and down the country’ who shared the ...

Lucy Powell said postponement will only be considered if it will help to deliver devolution in ‘the most ambitious timeframe possible’.

Commons leader Lucy Powell said many members see the ‘real, dangerous impact’ of ketamine as ministers consider upgrading the ...

John is an author who has penned various books on history on the Clyde including 'The Clyde: The Making of a River' and his recently acclaimed book 'Fairlie's Secret War' on the largely unknown ...

The yield on gilts is a proxy for the effective interest rate on public borrowing – meaning that rising yields equal higher borrowing costs.

The number of pupils in England off school without permission increased ahead of the Christmas holidays, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows that the unauthorised ...