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JOHN Swinney has insisted Labour will only make the economy worse with a hike to employers’ National Insurance contributions after revised figures…

There is something inescapably bleak about a nation that relies on charity appeals to fix its social and economic problems, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

President-elect’s team deeply unhappy at Starmer’s choice for Britain’s new top diplomat

A ruling by the UK’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission has revealed that a Chinese businessman with links to King Charles’ younger brother, Prince Andrew, has been banned from Britain. The commission was upholding a decision originally taken in 2023 by the then home secretary, Suella Braverman, to exclude a man…

Trust in Britain’s institutions is in bad shape, according to recent data from the European Social Survey.

Airports, train operators and motoring bodies forecast traveller numbers unseen since before pandemic

STONEHENGE was likely built to unify ancient peoples from across Britain, archaeologists have concluded in a fresh study.

As the deadly fungal disease tightens its grip, scientific efforts to protect ash trees are advancing

The PM’s allies on the right of the party are ideologically opposed to any economic agenda that could see off the threat from Reform, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones