1+ day, 39+ min ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (672+ words) US President Donald Trump walks through the members bar of his Doonbeg golf resort as he attends the Irish Open (Claudia Savage/PA) US President Donald Trump is continuing his visit to Ireland after stirring up a diplomatic row hours…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (395+ words) Andy Burnham vowed to engage “frankly and constructively” with China while raising security and human rights cases including the detention of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in his first phone call with President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister discussed the “importance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (564+ words) The chief constable of Police Scotland has paid tribute to the two Cleveland Police officers who were killed in a crash on the A66 last month, saying their deaths had “resonated across the UK policing family”. Jo Farrell was speaking at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) Drafting the next Scottish budget will be “extremely challenging” amid tight fiscal conditions, the Deputy First Minister has said. Jenny Gilruth said she will not shy away from the challenge of balancing the Scottish Government’s books. She will be speaking…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (626+ words) The King, the Queen, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are to visit the Bayeux Tapestry together on Wednesday. In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, the monarch, Camilla, Mr Macron and Mr Burnham will walk…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (794+ words) A housing minister has rejected suggestions that Andy Burnham has failed to his keep promises on council housing, as the Government unveiled a nearly £10 billion plan to boost “genuinely affordable homes”. The Prime Minister has pledged to carry out the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (352+ words) Multiple people have died after a crash involving a police vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said. The two-vehicle crash, which also involved a Volkswagen Passat, took place on the A66 in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, at about…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (649+ words) Three Conservative council leaders in London have written to Andy Burnham, accusing the Government of “devolving blame” for council tax hikes. The leaders of Westminster, Wandsworth and Kensington & Chelsea councils say they are being forced to significantly increase council tax…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (431+ words) The fiscal squeeze facing new Chancellor John Healey ahead of his inaugural Budget has been laid bare as official figures showed government borrowing unexpectedly rose to £1.8 billion last month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said government borrowing stood at…...