Protesters have been taken into custody late on Tuesday after Columbia University called in the New York Police Department ...

The existence of an ‘operational arrangement’ at the centre of the UK-Ireland diplomatic row has been acknowledged by both sides.

JK Rowling has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader called for an end to “toxic” debates about transgender issues. Harry Potter author Rowling has backed Labour MP Rosie Duffield, who ...

Line Of Duty and Rob Roy star Brian McCardie has died aged 59, his agent has confirmed. The Scottish actor, who grew up Carluke, near Glasgow, played criminal boss turned police informant Tommy Hunter ...

A no confidence motion against the Scottish Government will be heard in Holyrood on Wednesday, it has been confirmed. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar announced his intention to push ahead with the ...

The sitting of the Covid inquiry in Belfast has been described as “an opportunity for candour” from Stormont’s leaders during the pandemic. The UK-wide inquiry opened hearings in the Northern Ireland ...

Sir Keir Starmer has promised retail workers he will crack down on crime and reverse what he called a Tory “Shoplifter’s Charter” in a speech. The Labour leader spoke at retail union Usdaw’s ...

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in Hainault at around 7am on Tuesday. The force said there were reports of people being stabbed ...

A “critical incident” has been declared in north-east London, an MP for the area said, amid reports of several people being stabbed at a Tube station. Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary and MP for ...

The European Union said it is scrutinising Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign ...

Nominations are open in the SNP leadership contest as senior figures have backed former deputy first minister John Swinney for the top job. Meanwhile, a smaller number of the party’s parliamentarians ...

The SNP has begun its search for a successor to Humza Yousaf – but the Scottish Government will still face a vote of no confidence in Holyrood on Wednesday. The Scottish Parliament confirmed the ...