The government has abandoned plans for “zonal pricing” that would have charged electricity users in the south-east of England more than those in Scotland, saying that a single national price would help... Read more »
The Green party leadership election – by far the highest-profile in the party’s history – has largely been seen through the traditional lens of left and centre. On the one hand is... Read more »
British pubs will close down at the rate of one a day this year, the industry’s trade body has warned, blaming high business taxes. At the same time, the hospitality sector has... Read more »
US President Donald Trump said he was planning to impose a 50% tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. He announced the plan in his... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »