Businesses are “crying out” for Scottish visas, an SNP MP has said, as he claimed a managed migration scheme could boost Scotland’s economic growth. Stephen Gethins argued the UK’s current “one-size ...

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of central London for a VE Day procession which will also be watched by Sir Keir Starmer and the royal family, according to newly released ...

The Princess Royal will attend a dawn service for the Australian and New Zealand troops who fell in Gallipoli in north-west Turkey in 1915.

His intervention comes as Conservative frontbenchers continue to debate the party’s response to the rise of Reform.

The people of Ireland have “appreciation” for the life of Pope Francis, Irish President Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins and his wife Sabine have travelled to Rome ahead of the funeral of the ...

Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force on Friday.

The effects of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising enough are felt by the age of 36, researchers have warned.

Regulators have failed to deliver a trusted and resilient water sector, the public spending watchdog said. The National Audit Office (NAO) found consumer trust at an all-time low, while confidence in ...

The RAC, which conducted the study, said just five businesses are responsible for nearly half of all tickets issued.

Final mourners were in a queue for their last chance to see Pope Francis’s remains – as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will be a “masterpiece” in stage managing “big egos” as world leaders fly in ...