The Prime Minister said he would support the contender ‘whoever they are’ to see off the threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ...

The Treasury has set out plans to relax financial crisis-era ring-fencing rules on banks in a bid to help increase lending and investment. The reforms are designed to create a “more agile and ...

The inquest found that British Army soldiers ‘did not use reasonable force’ in the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972.

Chelsea interim head coach Calum McFarlane said the players will need to prove to incoming manager Xabi Alonso they can perform consistently as an underwhelming season comes to a close. Confirmation ...

The Southbank Centre has said all of its board members have the ‘right to exercise their freedom of expression within the law’.

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden ornaments.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) updated its growth projections a month after warning of a sharp slowdown caused by the global energy shock.

John Swinney is “confident” he will win a vote to be elected as first minister on Tuesday. The SNP was returned as the largest party at Holyrood in this month’s election, winning 58 seats, but falling ...

Spider-man and Michael Jackson came to the Premier League as goal celebrations made as many headlines as the goals over the weekend. Sunderland’s Enzo Le Fee donned a Spider-man mask after scoring for ...

Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been included in an England squad for the first time to raise the prospect of making his international debut this summer. Pretoria-born Janse van Rensburg is included in ...

A Spanish court has acquitted Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (£48 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document said.