The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov

MPS’ representative survey of attitudes in Scotland provides a detailed view of what people think of immigration and how that is changing. Key Findings: The survey was carried out between 1st- 4th Feb...

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Spain's southern coast produces up to 25% of Europe's fruit and vegetables. But amid intensive farming, climate change and illegal wells, the water it takes to grow them is drying up.

Entire £253m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed

As Andy Burnham refuses to rule out a pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, new YouGov polling for Best for Britain suggests he has no choice but to make the commitment if he wants to re...

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates places and stories, new and old.

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

Starting with the People’s Gathering in July 2012, three sets of roundtables were convened to distil the ideas from our delegates, discuss their feasibility, why some of them had n

Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference * UK politics live – latest updates Ed Davey has unveiled a plan for a £17bn income tax cut in a speech aimed at shoring up the party’s support among former Conservative voters, but which risked disappointing some Liberal Democrat MPs who want a bolder vision for the party. Addressing the party’s annual conference in Brighton, the Lib Dem leader said the proposal, which would eventually increase the threshold for paying income tax to £15,000 and raise the level at which people pay the 40p higher rate by about £6,000, would be paid for entirely by increased growth. Continue reading...

“I’m not sure what you’re going to call it,” Jonathan Wilkinson told POLITICO, but it will be “a much deeper and closer relationship.”

The United States has done little to end its dependence on Russia for enriched uranium.

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New US decision on AI slop in court documents We have seen several cases where AI hallucinations have caused serious problems in court and arbitration proceedings. Attorneys citing non-existent cases...

Rapidly changing technology, wielded by a lawless enemy, may be the future of war

Fabian Zuleeg argues that even if Canada becoming an Associate Member of the EU is successful, which depends on it becoming an ambitious, clearly defined and well-managed structure, it is not a future model for the future UK-EU relationship. 

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall writes to the new Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra about the desperate need to change the party’s direction of travel. Dear Michael, Congratulations o…

Elizabeth Evans, who shared a video of an RNLI training exercise, says the comments were "really, really bad".

Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed

The EU is open to the idea, the Journal reported.

In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

A local councillor has expressed worries she might not see trams travelling to Granton in her lifetime

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

Prime minister to tell business leaders and entrepreneurs that his government will be a ‘partner for growth’

A new exhibition at Edinburgh's City Art Centre, showcases images by photographer Sandra George