ReutersSome 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from contaminated blood products and transfusions between 1970 and 1991Ministers have given the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) the...

Getty ImagesPeople in Scotland could be charged an extra 25p if they buy drinks in a single-use cup, under plans outlined by the Scottish government.Ministers have launched a consultation...

All rules have been followed in the appointment of a Labour Party donor to a senior Treasury role, a government minister has insisted. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren...

Plans for a register of foreign lobbyists aimed at protecting the UK's national security have been delayed.The scheme would compel those working for a foreign power or body to...

The right to switch off when outside work is key to productivity and could boost the UK's economic growth, Downing Street has said.The government has promised to introduce a...

A British Foreign Office official who worked on counter terrorism has resigned in protest at arms sales to Israel, saying the UK government “may be complicit in war crimes”.Mark...

Nigel Farage has denied being paid almost £100,000 a month to present a show on GB News.His entry in the recently published Parliamentary Register of Interests, shows GB News...

Getty ImagesMegan Gallacher has resigned as Scottish Conservative deputy leaderScottish Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher has resigned as party deputy leader over "concerning allegations" about leader Douglas Ross.It comes after...

A new pay offer for train drivers is a "good deal for the taxpayer" because it will end more than two years of strikes, Treasury minister Darren Jones has...

PA MediaAnnual winter fuel payments are worth between £100 and £300 The Scottish government has confirmed it will follow the UK government in no longer providing winter fuel payments...

Getty ImagesTory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has said riots this summer could have been stopped sooner, as he criticised the government's response.In a speech, the shadow security minister said...

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to "refrain" from attacking Israel during a phone call with Iran's new president. Sir Keir told Masoud Pezeshkian there was...