SNP leader John Swinney has insisted his party is “financially strong” in the wake of an announcement its staff numbers could be cut from 26 to 16.

Zoe Ball will step down from presenting BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show next month to “focus on family”, but said she is “really chuffed” for Scott Mills who will take over the slot.

Antony Snook was handed two life sentences and jailed for a minimum of 38 years at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Police said members of the investigating team met lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates on Sunday to provide an update.

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury in March 2018.

In 2023, Kate, in a floor-length pale pink dress by Jenny Packham, wore the Lover’s Knot Tiara, a diamond and pearl-encrusted headpiece made in 1914, which was often worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.

Ukraine claimed it hit a military weapons depot in Bryansk in the middle of the night, although it did not specify what weapons it used.

Flood prevention and resilience must be considered in all planning decisions and building standards, the Association of British Insurers said.

The deal will include Minecraft-themed accommodation, retail and restaurants plus a Minecraft-themed ride in the UK and the US.

Sinn Fein has pledged to deliver a mini-budget in its first 100 days of government and “real” cost-of-living measures as it unveiled its election manifesto. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

The Health Secretary told the Commons he would ‘grip’ the issue of doctor substitution and transparency for patients.

Just hours later the ex-politicians and pro-democracy activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed the ...