Steve Reed says planning rules ‘have got in the way’ of farmers and apologises for ‘shock’ of inheritance tax change

The Thistle will be available 365 days a year and provide a supervised space where drugs can be injected safely

The psychedelic medicine hype may be over, but the movement’s next act could be more important.

The prisoner, who was repatriated to Tunisia, was never charged. His transfer is part of a Biden administration push to further reduce the dwindling detainee population at the wartime prison.

The military aid includes $1.25 billion in so-called Presidential Drawdown Authority, which pulls weapons and ammunition from U.S. stockpiles.

Staff shortages lead to frequent emergency closures, with working mothers struggling to cope

Gulf province councillor says growing numbers are leaving, in what climate activist describes as a ‘humanitarian crisis’ Two years ago fisher Siri James lived on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village near Pariva beach. But as the…

Exclusive: Structural weaknesses are threatening operating theatres, intensive care units and cancer units

Nightly calls from pontiff comfort Palestinians sheltering in churches for a second Christmas

Better to work with an exercise that justifies block funding and drives many desirable behaviours within universities, say Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett

Chancellor Rachel Reeves attempts to win back support for her party after rocky early months

Safe access to farmland is essential for a country known as Europe’s breadbasket and demining Ukraine could take decades.

* 52-20 defeat by Australia was 11th straight loss * There’s so much negativity around the game’ Warren Gatland said he was willing to step down as Wales coach after the team succumbed to a record 11th straight defeat. But the New Zealander also…

Wright is expected to fulfil Trump's campaign promise to "drill, baby, drill" and maximise US energy production.

Research shows that despite higher rates of employment, lower income families are being squeezed by housing and living costs Things have not being going well for low- and middle-income Britain: wages flatlining, public services crumbling and, as a…

Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least two people and causing widespread ...

It’s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right response It has been an unprecedented 10 days for the Church of England. The Makin report into abuse by John…

The regulator Ofgem says it approved a £2bn funding package for the project.

THE cry went up from many quarters: “Scottish education used to be the envy of the world – look at it now!”

Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.

The institution is every bit as responsible for the long-term psychological harm as the original abuser.

The House speaker will “strongly” urge his GOP ethics chair to shutter investigation without letting the Senate see files.

Washington will be ‘less interested’ in a free trade deal if Britain moves into closer alignment with Brussels, according to one of the president-elect’s key advisers

Trump's record of leaking classified information and hoarding intelligence documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort is concerning British security officials

America believes it has made more than enough sacrifice on fossil fuels

THE rollercoaster ride that is Brexit will take another of its many unpleasant and costly lurches later this month.

By Professor John Robertson OBA From the Guardian today: Infant mortality has risen for the third year in a row in England, with the risk of death for babies born in deprived areas a…

The EU’s outgoing commissioner Gentiloni encourages reforms and investments to keep growth alive.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.