THE Welsh Government will create a deposit return scheme for Wales after pulling out of a UK-wide approach which did not include glass bottles, it has announced. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ...

A defence minister has pledged to help recognise the service of thousands of women dismissed from the armed forces because of pregnancy. Al Carns, whose ministerial brief includes veterans, offered to ...

DOWNING Street has defended Rachel Reeves’s record of being “straight with the public” amid claims the Chancellor has embellished her CV.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 316,000 new businesses were created in 2023, down from 337,000 the year before.

THE UK will “double down” on support for Ukraine, fuelling speculation that British-supplied missiles could be used by Kyiv’s forces to hit targets deep inside Russia. Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to ...

Celtic outcast Gustaf Lagerbielke has endured a whirlwind 16 months. Brendan Rodgers’ side paid £3million to sign the highly-rated centre-back from Elfsborg during the 2023 summer transfer window. But ...

Scottish businessman and former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has fired a tongue-in-cheek barb at the Scottish National Party on social media. Kicked off by outspoken political commentator Wings Over ...

The family of a German backpacker murdered in Northern Ireland has “trust and considerable hope” that a new inquest can deliver long-awaited answers about her death, a coroner has heard. The body of ...

THE owner of Grangemouth oil refinery has turned down an offer to buy out the site ahead of its proposed closure next year.

THE Government continued sending F-35 fighter jet components to Israel despite knowing there was a “clear risk” that they could be used to “commit or facilitate a serious violation” of international ...

Mukhtar Babayev urged governments to ‘work together’ to solve key political issues causing a deadlock at the UN climate talks ...

AN SNP MP has been named as a vice president of a pro-European organisation in a first for the movement. The European Movement UK has appointed vice presidents from Scotland and Wales for the first ...