Starmer hails partnership with Qatar as he welcomes Emir to Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the Emir of Qatar to Downing Street, amid pressure to raise the Gulf state’s human rights record with its leader. The meeting comes at the end of a two-day state visit to ...
No-confidence vote expected to apply coup de grace for Barnier’s government
The National Assembly said the no-confidence motion requires at least 288 of 574 votes to pass. The left and the far right ...
Crash on Weymouth Way causes queues on Granby Way
A crash has caused queues on a busy Weymouth road. The two car-crash has been reported on the A354 Weymouth Way today at 4.35pm, with both ways partially blocked around Chafeys roundabout.
Football clubs ‘alarmed’ by lack of consultation on regulator – Karren Brady
West Ham vice-chairwoman Karren Brady argued the changes could ‘fundamentally affect the future of English football’.
Kevin Sinfield honours Doddie Weir in Glasgow ultra-marathon challenge
Kevin Sinfield paid tribute to the late Doddie Weir as he passed the halfway mark in his latest ultra-marathon challenge in aid of research into Motor Neurone Disease in Glasgow on Wednesday.
King and Queen say farewell to Emir of Qatar as state visit ends
The King and Queen have waved off the Emir of Qatar and his wife at the end of their two-day state visit to the UK. Charles and Camilla stood on the steps of Buckingham Palace to watch Sheikh Tamim ...
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under Budget plans
Finance Secretary Shona Robison also outlined record NHS and local government funding in her tax and spending plans for 2025/26.
‘I’m innocent’ says nurse Lucy Letby, as police probe more baby deaths
Killer nurse Lucy Letby maintains her innocence, her lawyer said on Wednesday, hours after police confirmed she has been interviewed over more suspicious deaths of babies.
UnitedHealth executive shot dead outside New York hotel
Brian Thompson was outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel on Wednesday, where UnitedHealthcare was due to hold an investor ...
Economic abuse survivors rely on physical cash for safety and survival, MPs hear
The Treasury Committee was hearing from charities and organisations as part of an inquiry into physical cash acceptance.
Key points from the Scottish Budget
Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025/26 to MSPs at Holyrood on Wednesday.
Next government must reflect Fianna Fail’s election success – Martin
Micheal Martin said his party had now mandated him to begin negotiations with others to form a government that ‘can last the full term’.