Doug Chalmers said it was ‘inappropriate for the government of the day to seek to guide the work of the independent electoral commission’.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe ...

Clarence Street/Kent Street in Upper Gornal has been blocked by a crash. It happened around 7.30am this morning (Wednesday August ...

Thousands of customers have spent a second night without power after Storm Floris swept in on Monday. Tens of thousands of people were left without power after high winds earlier in the week, which ...

The Scottish musician said in a statement that ‘all shows planned from September onwards’ would be rescheduled.

Group chief executive Aki Hussain branded the California disaster the ‘largest wildfire insurance event in history’.

Myprotein operator THG has agreed to sell its flavourings brand Claremont for £103 million as the business cut its profit outlook for the year. Manchester-based online retail group THG said it had ...

PLANS to convert a former Halesowen shop into a chicken takeaway have been submitted to Dudley Council. An application to turn the former European Mini Market at 75, Long Lane, into a takeaway which ...

Gregg Wallace and John Torode’s final series of amateur MasterChef has landed on BBC iPlayer after both presenters were dropped from the popular cooking show. The first three episodes of the 21st ...

Jack Osbourne has made a touching tribute to his late father Ozzy after the rock legend died at the age of 76.

Metro Bank has revealed it returned to a profit over the first half of 2025 after slashing costs across the business and ramping up corporate lending. The London-listed business reported a statutory ...