But the former Scottish first minister suggested the writer could be subject to ‘more scrutiny’ on such matters.

The DWP has announced that, for the first time ever, Universal Credit standard allowance will permanently rise above inflation.

Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension because of a gender gap, according to research. The TUC estimated women were losing the equivalent of £7,600 a ...

Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history.

Six lucky ticket-holders have won £1 million each after no player scooped the top prize in Wednesday’s National Lottery draw. The jackpot for Saturday’s draw now stands at an estimated £7.2 million ...

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met senior US defence officials alongside other European military chiefs in Washington DC on Wednesday.

A local council in Northern Ireland has started a probe into a hotel being used to house asylum seekers. Antrim and Newtownabbey Council confirmed that an enforcement investigation has commenced. It ...

The malnourished animals were recovered in the in the northern Sallahley district of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

The most recent Home Office data showed there were 32,345 asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March. This was down 15% from the end of December, when the total was ...

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Hope has been expressed that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) can deliver truth and accountability around the Shankill bomb. Two men bereaved in the ...