Government’s diluted welfare bill clears House of Commons

MPs have approved the government’s benefits bill, which was heavily watered-down last week following a rebellion by Labour backbenchers. The Universal Credit Bill is expected to be classed as a money bill,... Read more »

Council votes to remove contentious bonfire

Drone footage shows the proximity of the bonfire to infrastructure. A Belfast City Council committee has voted in favour of a proposal to send in contractors to remove a contentious bonfire in... Read more »

Raynor Winn hits back at claims she misled readers

Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Raynor Winn released a 2,300-word statement responding to the Observer’s allegations Author Raynor Winn has hit back at a newspaper investigation that claimed she gave misleading... Read more »

Could taxpayer-funded public diners be revived?

Morag Kinniburgh BBC Scotland News Nourish Scotland has been running a series of discussion suppers around Scotland, including this one in Aberdeen Campaigners have called for the return of subsidised civic restaurants... Read more »

How an act of kindness put passer-by in path of killer driver

Victoria Scheer, Oli Constable, Mark Ansell and Liz Roberts BBC News, Yorkshire Family Handout/PA Wire Chris Marriott, pictured here with his wife Bryony, died while helping a stranger in need in Sheffield... Read more »

UK must refuse to take male small boat migrants

Sam Francis Political reporter Watch: Farage drowned out by jeers at PMQs The UK must refuse to accept “undocumented males” arriving in the UK in small boats as part of any deal... Read more »

Blood scandal victims ‘harmed further’ by compensation delays

PA Campaigners have held frequent demonstrations in memory of loved ones who died due to infected blood used in medical procedures Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal are being “harmed... Read more »

Fans still believe as Wales face France in St Gallen

Dafydd Pritchard BBC Sport Wales Getty Images Wales are the lowest-ranked team at Euro 2025, their first major tournament Wales fans are hoping their team can recover from their opening loss to... Read more »

Police preparing for Donald Trump to visit Scotland

Mary McCool BBC Scotland News Getty Images Donald Trump at his Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire in 2023 Police have confirmed they are preparing for a potential visit by Donald Trump to... Read more »

Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council quits

Aida Fofana BBC News, West Midlands PA Media Piles of rubbish, like in this picture from April, have built up on the city’s streets during the dispute Talks over Birmingham’s bin strike... Read more »