Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the Chancellor had shown an ‘astonishing level of arrogance’ with the comment.

Rachel Reeves has insisted taxes have been kept at “an absolute minimum on ordinary working people”, even as an influential think tank said low-to-middle earners would have been better off with their ...

Young volunteers will serve in France’s mainland and oversea territories only, not in France’s military operations abroad, Mr Macron said.

Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day on Thursday, fighting to control the fire ...

Revolution Beauty has revealed it cut more than 80 jobs since March, as it blamed deepening losses on its previous management. The beauty retail business is undergoing a major turnaround programme ...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ director Helen Miller called on the Chancellor to be more ambitious about measures to boost growth.

Britain’s Got Talent star Simon Cowell has revealed he has his blood “rinsed” and “filtered” in a process he claims has helped him “age backwards”. The 66-year-old record executive said he had also ...

At the International Space Station, the trio will join Nasa astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman and Jonny Kim, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Russian cosmonauts ...

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons also cautioned against the powersharing Executive looking at additional revenue-raising measures, stating it would target people who were already being “hammered”.

A man has been taken to hospital with broken legs and a dislocated shoulder after he was hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the A174 Brotton Road, between Brotton and Carlin How, after a ...

All eyes will be on Newcastle on Saturday, after all the big names stood their ground for what promises to be an enthralling BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Having failed to make it to the north east 12 ...