The energy firm said the total amount of taxes paid in 2025 include £422 million raised from the energy profits levy.

John Swinney has said it is for the courts to decide whether Nicola Sturgeon should be forced to give back gifts bought for her by Peter Murrell using embezzled SNP cash. The First Minister also said ...

Sweetener and ingredients firm Tate & Lyle is the latest British firm to fall into foreign hands after agreeing a £2.7 billion takeover deal by US rival Ingredion Incorporated. The deal will see ...

Investors’ reaction to the resumption of hostilities was helping fuel a downturn in the world’s financial markets.

Chinese president Xi Jinping received a lavish welcome as he arrived in North Korea for a rare visit, expected to focus on ...

Ukrainian forces have struck oil facilities in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine, officials said. Russia’s Defence Ministry ...

The quake also triggered a landslide in the province of Sarangani in the southern Philippines that killed 13 villagers. Several people died in Santos (Philippine Red Cross via AP) ...

A man described as a “senior lieutenant” in the Kinahan organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a Dublin court. Sean McGovern, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing ...

Global beauty retailer Sephora has revealed the opening dates for its new Edinburgh and Glasgow stores as it promises Scottish shoppers “a true Sephora summer”. The outlet in Edinburgh’s St James ...

Self-driving taxis will carry paying passengers for the first time on UK roads this summer, a company developing the technology said. Kaity Fischer, who leads Wayve’s robotaxi business, told the Press ...

Roman Abramovich has acted as a go-between for Kyiv and Moscow on plans for peace talks, Ukraine’s president has confirmed. Volodymyr Zelensky said the former owner of Premier League football club ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to come forward and share ...