The North Sea transition taskforce called for action from both the UK and Scottish governments to help the sector with a ...

Driving test waiting times in Britain have reached a record high, new research has revealed. The average waiting time to book a practical test was 20 weeks in February, up from 14 weeks a year earlier ...

A gender gap in barriers to cycling has widened in the past seven years, a new survey suggests. Cycling UK, the charity which commissioned the poll of 2,204 UK adults, said infrastructure investment ...

The majority of young adults in the UK are “concerned” about the state of the nation’s democracy, a survey has found. The UK Youth Poll survey saw more than 2,000 people aged 16 to 29 questioned about ...

World Cup-winning former footballer Cesc Fabregas and Google DeepMind co-founder Sir Demis Hassabis have been added to the line-up for the SXSW (South By Southwest) London conference.

Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.

Citizens Advice said those on the lowest incomes were ‘already stretched to breaking point’ even before ‘awful April’ bill rises take effect.

A funding boost for pharmacies announced by the Government is a “step forward” but still “falls a long way short” of the true cost of providing vital services, health leaders have said. The Department ...

A Ukrainian forced to flee to the UK by constant Russian bombardment has launched a boxing academy to provide joy and self-confidence for young people in his new home city. Oleksandr Pohodin, 35, came ...

Iran’s president has rejected direct negotiations with the US over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, in Tehran’s first ...

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has vowed to replace the Conservatives as the “party of Middle England”, as he launches his local election campaign. The Lib Dems are hoping to erode the ...

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed “productive negotiations” towards a UK-US economic prosperity deal and agreed they will “continue at pace” in a phone call on Sunday night, Downing Street ...