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IN FOCUS: Nearly 50,000 people moved from the UK to Australia on a working holiday visa in 2024. But while many of these sun-seekers enjoy a new life or a long holiday, others are unsettled by the country’s politics and pop culture. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the young Brits left…

COMMENT: Keir Starmer must stand up on behalf of Britain in the face of Trump’s attempt to dismantle the post-Second World War security architecture of our continent, writes Sir Ed Davey

Amid rising tensions around the world, the UK government faces pressure to increase defence spending. External threats and uncertainty over the nature of peace talks with Russia over Ukraine have been in the spotlight. But there are also broader political and economic interests shaping these decisions.

LABOUR are working in the Chinese national interest – not the UK or Scotland’s – by failing to step in and save jobs at Grangemouth, a top…

Global markets show mixed performance with France and Japan up, Germany and Britain down. BoJ hints at rate hikes, Alibaba's strong results boost Hang Seng.

MP, who was suspended from Labour party earlier this month, investigated for ‘actions causing significant damage’ to the reputation of the Commons

PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030

Erin Boothman has been dubbed Scotland's "next Katie Archibald" and while many would be daunted by such expectation, the teenager is just…

Fall in 2024 is biggest recorded as small operators struggle with rising costs, and aggressive tactics from big rivals