The scheme is intended to protect clean technology firms and electric vehicle manufacturers from cheap Chinese competition.

How pensioners aged 75 and over on Pension Credit can claim a free TV licence, save £180 and receive automatic refunds on payments.

Andy Burnham said he wanted to offer a new model of ‘regional, economic empowerment’ during a trip north of the border.

Ofcom proposes keeping the second-class stamp price cap at 91p until March 2028. Find out why the decision has been delayed and what Royal Mail says.

The two-year-old died after he fell from the fourth-floor window of the five-star King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on July 12.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has urged politicians to “move beyond constitutional questions” during a visit to Scotland. Speaking at an event in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Mr Burnham said “my view ...

A woman said Brand grabbed her arm and pleaded with her to join him in the men’s toilet as she pulled back and managed to ‘wrench’ herself free.

The UK Government is “not backing away” from its much-anticipated decisions on the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander ...

The Pope’s doctors said early on Friday afternoon that tests confirm the ‘continued improvement’ in his condition after his cancer surgery. The 71-year-old Leo presided over Mass, and distributed ...

A campaign to recruit foster carers has been launched at 10 Downing Street, headed-up by a west Cumbrian MP in his ministerial role.

However, IMI said it ‘completely rejects’ Ofcom’s report, suggesting that Ofcom ‘failed’ to assess IMI as a commercial media company.

The latest available estimate of the employment rate for 16-64 year olds, based on Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, is that it was 75.1% from May to July 2026. The same figure also applies to the most ...