Gardeners are joining a movement to let their lawns grow in May, a poll has found, as an annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off. The “No Mow May” campaign, led by wildlife charity ...

He pledged to create a new strategy that would identify gaps in the country’s skills and build a training and education system around them. It comes amid reports that Babcock has hired 300 Filipino ...

Coughlan starred in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.

The organisation’s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to minus 62 this month – its lowest level since 2022.

Trading Standards found that 97 of its officers are aware of suspected organised crime groups operating on their local high ...

An SNP majority at the Scottish election would “stop Nigel Farage at the border”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said a vote for his party would lock Reform UK out of power at Holyrood. The ...

A new approach achieved remission rates of 92 and long-term survival was comparable to children on more intensive plans.

The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.

Car and commercial vehicle production fell last month amid issues including weak exports, model changeovers and restructuring, new figures show. Vehicle production fell by 8.2% in March compared to a ...

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

An attack on Dunmurry police station is expected to be condemned at a meeting of British and Irish ministers in Co Down on Thursday. The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) is being ...

Ministers are under pressure to ban pro-Palestine marches in the wake of Wednesday’s suspected terror attack in north London amid claims they contribute to “a tone of antisemitism”. Police across the ...