Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.

Labour backbenchers have urged the Government to change course on overseas aid as the Foreign Secretary prepares to set out her plans for the development budget. Yvette Cooper will address MPs on ...

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has demanded the UK Government “finally step up” and provide financial support to Glasgow following the devastating city centre fire. Shona Robison said it is “astonishing ...

Reform UK Scotland is set to reveal an “unashamedly ambitious” Holyrood manifesto ahead of the elections in May. The party’s plan is to scrap all net-zero subsidies, reintroduce North Sea oil and gas ...

Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has said that labelling the group as antisemitic means people “water that term down”. The group were interviewed by the Big Issue after it was ruled the rapper, who ...

An endangered monkey whose foot was saved from amputation thanks to pioneering surgery has given birth. Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation ...

Ministers said the move, boosting production from 30%, would be coupled with reductions in steel import quotas as part of new trade measures to preserve steel production for criti ...

Energy firms have been warned not to rip off businesses as the Middle East crisis forces prices up. Regulator Ofgem and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have written to business suppliers to demand ...

One school pupil and one university student have died following the outbreak linked to a nightclub in Canterbury.

Harry Kane became the first English player to hit 50 Champions League goals, scoring twice as Bayern Munich humbled Atalanta again to complete a 10-2 aggregate win. The Bundesliga giants set up a ...

Scotland has become the second country in the UK to ban greyhound racing in just over 24 hours as MSPs backed a Bill to end the sport. The Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill was supported by ...

Eddie Howe vowed to take Newcastle back to the Champions League after their latest adventure ended in humbling style at Barcelona.