The availability of jobs worsened further, with vacancy numbers dropping to 781,000 for the three months to March, the ONS said.

Sir Keir Starmer had pledged to introduce the law before this year’s anniversary of the tragedy, which took place at the FA Cup semi-final in 1989.

People who had been planning to implement measures under the sustainable farming incentive now say they cannot afford to.

The books that made the shortlist were: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry (Canongate); The Mare by Angharad Hampshire (Northodox Press), The Book of Days by Francesca kay (Swift Press), Glorious ...

UK pay growth remained elevated after recent public sector pay increases, official figures have revealed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average weekly pay grew by 5.9% for the three ...

The memory of her beloved grandad has inspired a woman to fundraise for a life-saving charity. Lily-Mae Robertson, who lives in Macduff but originally hails from Buckie, is set to get her walking ...

The US is “working very hard” with the UK on negotiating a “great” trade deal, vice president JD Vance has said. US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports to the United States ...

Bin collection strikes in Birmingham are set to carry on after refuse workers rejected an offer from the council to halt the long-running dispute. Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets and ...

One of the northeast’s biggest music events is returning for the last time this weekend - here is everything you need to know.

NHS Grampian ranked worst of all mainland Scottish health boards for ambulance delays, the report has revealed, over the three months between July and September 2024 - the latest figures available.

Residents of a rural community say plans to build an industrial scale quarry in the area will “ruin” their peaceful way of life.