Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the changes will ‘give more freedom and more flexibility’ to independent care boards.

The ban on drinking alcohol on ScotRail services will come to an end, John Swinney’s programme for government has confirmed. The document, which sets out the Scottish Government’s legislative plans ...

A woman accused of having an illegal abortion is “still utterly traumatised” by her experience, her barrister has said as she told jurors the facts of her client’s case “are a tragedy but they are not ...

John Swinney’s plans were also criticised by Scottish Labour leader who asked the First Minister: ‘Is that it?’ ...

Nearly half of higher education institutions have been forced to close courses to reduce costs, a Universities UK survey suggests.

The Duchess of Sussex has wished happy birthday to “our sweet boy” Prince Archie, saying: “He’s six! Where did the time go?” Meghan shared a photograph on her Instagram of her eldest child, who was ...

A Holocaust survivor has paid tribute to the “high risks” people took to help Jews during the Second World War. Jacques Weisser, 83, was born in Antwerp during the war and subsequently hidden when his ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, ...

China’s increased trade with Russia has helped the country mitigate some of the worst blows from the sanctions.

Police have named a 13-year-old boy who died after being pulled from a canal. Delvin Musakwa, 13, from Exeter, died in hospital following the incident on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were ...

The hearing on Tuesday came more than five years after the viral social media post at the heart of the libel dispute.