Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the Chancellor had shown an ‘astonishing level of arrogance’ with the comment.

Latest figures show the number dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, down 69 year-on-year from 649,000.

Bosses said the business was buoyed by a ‘recovery’ in the cycling market, warm summer weather and ‘fantastic’ sales of children’s bikes.

Labour has pledged to no longer be using asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament – which would be 2029, if not earlier.

The Chancellor responded to criticism from the sector and the Scottish Government following her decision to maintain the energy profits levy.

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Turkey on his first foreign trip. The journey fulfils the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a ...

ASDA has limited a popular Christmas item to just 3 per person after announcing a massive price cut until, Sunday, November 30.

Actress and The Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd has revealed she has undergone a second leg amputation. The 29-year-old had one leg amputated when she was 23, following an injury she sustained while ...

Rachel Reeves has insisted taxes have been kept at “an absolute minimum on ordinary working people”, even as an influential think tank said low-to-middle earners would have been better off with their ...

The Paddy Power owner said the tax raid will impact earnings by around £241.7 million in 2025-26 and £407.9 million in 2026-27.

A SUPERMARKET giant says it remains committed to opening a store in Keighley. Three years ago Lidl revealed plans to build an outlet on the former Hope Mills site in the town, and carried out ...

New data from the Small Business Saturday campaign suggests that UK shoppers could spend £5.3 billion with small businesses this Christmas.