More than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves calling on her to scrap council tax, as the chancellor faces mounting pressure to overhaul Great Britain’s property taxes in next... Read more »
An Estonian border police officer re-enters a gate in a security fence marking the Estonian-Russian border in Vinski, Estonia, on Oct. 1, 2025. (Carl Court / Getty Images) Estonian officials say Moscow... Read more »
More homes than ever before in England are at risk of flooding due to climate breakdown and crumbling flood defence infrastructure. While the following advice will not completely negate the effects of... Read more »
Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have deteriorated further with almost half of them now in an unhealthy condition. Just 52 per cent of over 4,000 water bodies monitored over the past five... Read more »
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images Nexperia is based in the Netherlands and operates factories worldwide, including in the UK The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in... Read more »
Hairdresser Marion Alemeier still remembers March 23, 2020. It was day two of Germany’s first lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, when then Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU)... Read more »
Chris MasonPolitical editor in Aberdeen PA Media John Swinney was the third SNP leader in a little over a year A year or so ago, the Scottish National Party looked to be... Read more »
The European Council has agreed to reduce and eliminate duties on a range of Ukrainian agricultural products, paving the way for the first significant update to tariffs under an EU-Ukraine trade agreement... Read more »
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter Thousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down. Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed more than 130,000 people had flagged problems affecting their Vodafone... Read more »
Sport Ireland warn about severe, long-lasting medical problems associated with using performance-enhancing drugs The 31-year-old swimmer released a statement last week saying he was “stepping away from competition”, but today was unveiled... Read more »