US crayon maker Crayola pledges multimillion-pound investment in UK and Ireland US crayon maker Crayola has pledged to invest millions of pounds in the UK and Ireland as part of plans to double its business in the region, as its boss aims to reignite creativity among children and families in the digital age. The 120-year-old
Crackdown on social media migrant adverts to begin, Home Office says Social media users who tout illegal routes into the UK face up to five years in prison, starting on Monday. The Home Office will activate part of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, passed last year, as part of its crackdown on adverts
Scottish young people save hundreds on bus travel compared with rest of UK Young Scots are saving hundreds of pounds a year on bus travel compared with those in England, the SNP have said. The Scottish Government introduced free bus travel for under-21s as part of the coalition deal with the Scottish Greens, with the
Foreign Secretary visits Ethiopia in bid to halt illegal migration Britain will help Ethiopia to create more homegrown jobs in an effort to stop its people from making small boat crossings to the UK, Yvette Cooper has said. In her first visit to Africa as Foreign Secretary, Ms Cooper set out action to drive down
Olivia Dean calls for immigrants to be celebrated in Grammys best new artist win British pop singer Olivia Dean has called for immigrants to be celebrated after she won the best new artist gong at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The 26-year-old’s comments come after artists protested against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers deployed
Ministers do not know how many NHS staff affected by immigration changes The Government does not know how many NHS staff will be affected by its changes to immigration rules, a health minister has admitted, amid a consultation on reforms. Health minister Karin Smyth said her department did not have information on how many NHS
Tom Banton stakes World Cup claim as England seal series win Tom Banton underlined his World Cup credentials by firing England to a series-clinching six-wicket DLS victory in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Kandy. England were set a challenging revised target after rain interrupted their chase of 190 but Banton crashed 54 from
Lord Mandelson: I have no recollection of payments from Jeffrey Epstein Lord Peter Mandelson has said he does not remember receiving payments from paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein which totalled 75,000 US dollars and were made when he was a Labour MP. The peer, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his links
Peace talks on ending war to continue next week, says Zelensky The next round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky has announced. Envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the US had been expected to meet next week in Abu Dhabi to continue negotiations aimed at ending
Government urges Andrew to reveal all he knows about Epstein for sake of victims The Government is heaping pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to reveal all he knows about Jeffrey Epstein so the disgraced paedophile financier’s victims are given all they “deserve and need”. Pictures which appear to show Andrew crouched over an unidentified woman are