Nearly half of higher education institutions have been forced to close courses to reduce costs, a Universities UK survey suggests.

Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative ...

The hearing on Tuesday came more than five years after the viral social media post at the heart of the libel dispute.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we had to stabilise the economy’ as he defended the actions taken by his Government.

The deal follows three years of talks and is set to boost several sectors which are hit especially hard by Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Travellers will be chuffed as ScotRail peak fares will be scrapped as part of a major change, it has been announced. John Swinney has said peak rail fares will be canned in Scotland “for good”.

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings on Tuesday, during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his official seal ...

Kemi Badenoch insisted she was “confident” she would lead the Conservatives into the next general election following the party’s drubbing last week.

The launch comes as Amazon seeks to battle the rapid growth of Chinese-linked e-commerce rivals Temu and Shein.

An Irish detective conducted a “gold standard” interview with a man accused of murdering his wife, a court has heard.

Police Scotland has launched a probe into a 'deliberate' fire which entered St Martin's Primary School in Renton ...

A director’s debut film is to open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. Sorry, Baby will have its UK premiere at the 78th edition of the festival which runs August 14-20. It premiered at ...