PM offers Scotland more powers in bid to move past ‘old politics of conflict’ Andy Burnham said he wanted to “move beyond the old politics of conflict” as he offered to work with the SNP to deepen devolution in Scotland. The Prime Minister used his first major speech north of the border since entering No
Teenage hitman from Norway locked up for plotting UK murder for Iran-backed gang A teenage hitman from Norway has been locked up for 20 years for plotting a murder on British soil for an Iran-backed international crime gang for a “thrill”. Talented footballer Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, agreed to shoot an unknown target for 25,000
England driven by memory of semi-final loss ahead of Tonga World Cup opener England captain George Williams is convinced his squad have learned the lessons of their heartbreaking 2022 semi-final defeat as they prepare for a potentially crucial opening game of the Rugby League World Cup against Tonga in Perth on Saturday. Williams was part
Sonay Kartal claims victory over Elina Svitolina to reach Wuhan Open semi-finals Sonay Kartal claimed one of the best wins of her career as she sunk world number six Elina Svitolina to reach the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open. Kartal, playing in only her third tournament since returning from six months out with a back
Ofgem planning action to cushion energy firms from wholesale price swings Britain’s energy watchdog has launched a consultation on plans to reintroduce a measure to help protect suppliers from big swings in gas and electricity prices as the Iran war continues to impact wholesale markets. Ofgem said it was looking at activating its market stabilisation
Government being ‘cautious’ about public announcements on Jackdaw and Rosebank The UK Government is being “cautious” about making public announcements over its decisions on the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields in order to avoid the “mistakes” of the previous government, the Scottish Secretary has said. On Thursday Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh told a
Bank shares drop on reports Chancellor planning Budget tax raid Banks have seen their shares sink lower amid mounting speculation the Chancellor is planning to hike taxes on the sector in his upcoming Budget. Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest led falls on the FTSE 100 Index, both down 2% in morning trading on Friday, with
Visitors return to Yorkshire Wildlife Park six days after man killed by tiger Visitors have returned to a wildlife park nearly a week after a young man was mauled to death by one of its tigers. William Chapman, 24, died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) in Doncaster on Saturday after scaling two fences at the
Father should never have gone to court over death of son in Cyprus, says lawyer The case of a British man who admitted recklessly causing the death of his son after the boy fell nearly 40ft from the fourth floor window of a hotel in Cyprus should have “never gone to court”, his lawyer has
Equalities watchdog writes to Green Party to probe impact of Zionism policy Britain’s equalities watchdog has written to the Green Party about its “Zionism is racism” policy, in a bid to assess its impact. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it recognised “many Jewish people will be feeling vulnerable following the party’s motion”,