Blackpool has replaced Glasgow as the local area in Britain with the lowest male life expectancy at birth – the first time the Scottish city has not recorded the lowest estimate since current data ...

The former chair of BBC Children in Need has claimed she was “thrown under the bus” for being a “whistleblower” on grants given to a transgender youth charity. Rosie Millard stepped down from her role ...

Boris Johnson accused Sir Keir Starmer of misleading Parliament in a row over the former prime minister’s partygate fine. Sir Keir and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions ...

MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he “loves being part of” the programme and “will continue to be a part of it” after Gregg Wallace stepped back from the show amid an investigation into ...

US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon is under pressure as senators weigh a series of ...

Holyrood’s Finance Secretary has said her Budget for the coming year “offers hope for Scotland’s future”. Speaking as she unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025-26 to MSPs on Wednesday afternoon ...

The prince, in a letter, and the duke, in a video message, will both highlight the importance of young people making ‘positive change’.

Hospices should not be viewed as a “nice-to-have” service, industry leaders have said, as it emerged that hundreds of hospice beds are not in use in England. One hospice boss said that it is “not ...

The global economics body also increased its GDP forecast for next year on the back of higher public spending from the Budget.

A £1 million research study aimed at transforming the diagnosis of colorectal cancer has been launched in Telford.

David Lammy urged European Nato members to step up defence spending ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The US president-elect has been highly critical of European states relying on ...

Scottish artist Jasleen Kaur has won the Turner Prize for her solo exhibition Alter Altar, which includes an installation of a car with a giant doily on it. Happy Valley actor James Norton announced ...