The William Hill owner said the closure of 270 shops ‘shows the real impact on jobs and livelihoods from higher industry taxation’.

Storm Austen is expected to bring heavy rain to much of Scotland over Friday, with residents, drivers and business owners urged to take care. A Met Office yellow warning for rain came into force at ...

At least 16 people have died and 54 others were injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region, collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu. Search and rescue ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has welcomed armed forces veterans and Poppy Appeal collectors to No 10 North to mark the start ...

The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes fell by 0.4 in September, compared with the previous month.

The gas field, 150 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland, had been approved after years of uncertainty and a court case.

Norman ‘Tam’ Murray and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing after they, alongside their vessel the Kilda, disappeared on ...

That result, coupled with Tynecastle’s victory at Vale of Leithen, saw Hotspur drop into third place in the East of Scotland Second Division South East table on goal difference. They now sit eight ...

Nominations open for the 2027 Countryside Alliance Awards, the Rural Oscars celebrating Borders rural heroes, businesses and communities. Enter by December 13.

Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are due to meet small business leaders at No 10 North on Friday.

The Princess of Wales revealed she has “missed” her son Prince George, who is boarding at Eton College, but is looking ...

The Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing ...