During a speech, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the proportion of people who pay the higher rate of income tax has increased more than five-fold in half a decade. Mr Farage said: “From the ...

The row between Nigel Farage and the Scottish Labour leader has intensified, as Anas Sarwar branded the Reform UK leader a “clown” and a “pathetic little man”. Mr Sarwar also made clear he would be ...

Two police officers who used a Taser and synthetic pepper spray on a one-legged 92-year-old man have been cleared of assault. Pc Stephen Smith, 51, and Pc Rachel Comotto, 36, were accused of using ...

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is joining the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldof and the late cardinal Basil Hume in being granted the Freedom of Newcastle, the city’s highest honour. Howe ...

Attempts to tell Heathrow airport’s sleeping chief executive that the airport had been closed because of a power outage failed because his bedside phone was on silent, an inquiry has found. Thomas ...

A judge has adjourned for judgment an appeal by former glamour model Jodie Marsh against a council’s decision to refuse her application for a wild animal licence to keep lemurs at her animal sanctuary ...

A sci-fi comedy about a koala-like alien is proving more of a hit with cinemagoers in the UK and Ireland than Tom Cruise’s latest spy thriller. Lilo & Stitch took £9.6 million at the combined box ...

The new leader of Northern Ireland’s Department of Health says there is potential for the region to have one of the best health systems in the world. Mike Farrar took up the position of permanent ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of any Western-imposed limitations on their range and target options as the ...

Crowds of fans flocked to Easter Road stadium to pay their respects to “salt of the Earth” Sir Tom Farmer as his funeral hearse passed by the club he once helped save. He owned a majority stake in ...

RTE director general Kevin Bakhurst has said he was “infuriated” by the reaction to the filming of a promotional clip. He said the cost of filming the promo came out of RTE’s annual two million euro ...

Nationwide Building Society has said its bank branches are “thriving” with more customers coming through the doors over the past year as rival banks slash their high street network. The building ...