The Chancellor’s spring statement announced last week risks “serious social and economic damage”, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said. Last week, Rachel Reeves announced nearly £5 billion in benefit ...

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

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Researchers found antibodies in those who reported the most positive moods were 16 higher when compared to those with lowest level of positivity.

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 ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will ratify the “co-operation agreement”, first announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer five months ago at the European Political Community summit in Hungary, as he ...