Inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are already having a “chilling effect” on farming and rural businesses in Scotland, John Swinney has said.

The findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, researchers say.

When Justin Welby steps down he will be succeeded by the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. There are more than 100 bishops in the Church of England, including 42 diocesan bishops. Here, the PA news ...

Gillingham didn’t get the result they needed on Tuesday at Stevenage but the manager had plenty to be pleased about.

Hundreds of Post Office branches wholly owned by the company face closure under new plans to fix its finances (Rui Vieira/PA) The Post Office is to set out a “transformation plan” in a bid to fix its ...

Musician and broadcaster Myleene Klass hosted the event on the balcony of Covent Garden’s historic Market Building.

Abuse within the Church of England is a “whole church problem”, its safeguarding lead has said, after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned following a damning report that revealed a cover-up spanning ...

Tributes have been paid to Mr Duhan, 74, who had written songs recorded by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and ...

Samantha Harvey, the 2024 winner of the Booker Prize, is a former museum worker turned author. Before snapping up the £50,000 literary prize on Tuesday for her novel Orbital, she said that she would ...

Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men and 19 women have won it since ...

Gillingham beat League 1 Stevenage on penalties after a drawn game in the EFL Trophy but their efforts weren’t enough. Josh Andrews scored his first goal of the season to put Gillingham ahead in the ...