The Chancellor’s spring statement announced last week risks “serious social and economic damage”, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said.

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

An assessment of “regenerative agriculture” – which focuses on improving soils, producing food and increasing farmland wildlife – found good evidence that minimising bare soils, for example by growing ...

Pancreatic Cancer UK is the TCS London Marathon’s charity of the year and is aiming to raise £2 million for a breath test to enable ...

Review says current system of environmental regulations not working, but conservationists warn of ‘high risk’ to nature in planning reforms.

The poll found people still believe in the founding principles of the NHS and the majority believe it needs more money and staff.

Economists have warned US tariffs could wipe out the Chancellor’s ‘headroom’ against her debt rules, requiring more cuts or tax rises.

The social media giant announced a major revamp of its content, safety and moderation policies in January to support ‘free expression’.

More than 20 women have contacted police to say they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou, the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the UKs most prolific sex offenders. Police launched ...

The number of contactless card transactions made in 2024 increased by 3.4% annually, according to UK Finance data. Some 18.9 billion contactless transactions were made in 2024 – a 3.4% increase ...

A senior UK Catholic leader has criticised the “deeply flawed process” by which the assisted dying Bill is progressing through Parliament, as the MP behind it told of her frustration at opponents ...