Planning for a “smooth transition” at the Grangemouth refinery should have started five years ago, MSPs have been told. Representatives of Petroineos, which owns the Scottish plant and has announced ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he was expecting to see Nigel Farage included in America’s immigration statistics, as he joked that the Reform UK leader was making a “rare appearance in Britain”.

Marcus Osborne fatally attacked his former partner, Katie Higton, and her new boyfriend Steven Harnett in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in May 2023.

Finlay MacDonald, 41, is accused of a shooting spree on the island on August 10, 2022. He denies a charge of murder, and two charges of attempted murder. He also denies attempting to murder his wife ...

A woman who was with Nikita Hand in the hotel where she claims she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, has told a High Court she was “surprised” to learn of the alleged ...

Sir Keir Starmer resisted pressure from an Independent MP during Prime Minister’s Questions to describe the war in Gaza as “genocide”. When asked for his definition of the word, Sir Keir told the ...

Screams of horror could be heard as a man killed his friend at their home in Wales on Christmas Eve, a court has heard. Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of murdering William Bush, 23, who died on December ...

Spy-accused former soldier Daniel Khalife had a 30-minute phone conversation with an Iranian agent while posted at a US army base, a court has heard. The three calls “rekindled” Iran’s interest in ...

Kemi Badenoch has suggested council tax rises could be needed after claiming local authorities face a £2.4 billion “black hole” next year. The Conservative Party leader used Prime Minister’s Questions ...

Mr Scholz declared his plans for the vote of confidence one week after his three-party coalition government collapsed.

Scrum-half Tomos Williams will miss Wales’ Autumn Nations Series clash against Australia on Sunday. Williams is understood to have suffered a shoulder injury during the 24-19 defeat against Fiji, ...

Luke Crosbie is aiming to re-establish himself in Scotland’s back row as he continues riding the “rollercoaster” of being a professional rugby player.