Leading Scottish Labour politician calls for indyref2

A leading Scottish Labour politician has called for a second independence referendum.Alison Evison, president of the Convention of Scottish Local

John McDonnell to quit frontline politics following Labour defeat

John McDonnell has confirmed he will not be part of Labour's next shadow cabinet following the party's crushing defeat in

Johnson vows to repay trust of voters who turned from red to blue

Boris Johnson has vowed to repay the trust of former Labour supporters whose votes helped deliver him victory in the General Election.The Prime

Ex-Labour MPs blame Jeremy Corbyn for party’s crushing defeat

Furious former Labour MPs who lost their seats in Thursday’s election have blamed Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership for the

Man claims bank refused to take back £193,000 of OAP’s cash paid to him in error

A car mechanic who found £193,000 in his bank account after a pensioner used the wrong sort code has insisted he tried to give the money back.

Two women seriously injured in double-stabbing

Two women have been seriously injured in a stabbing incident.Greater Manchester Police said they responded to reports of a double

China welcomes preliminary deal in trade war it blames on US

China has put a positive face on a first-step trade agreement that seeks to avoid a trade war it blames the US for starting.Chinese experts and news

Uber launches appeal against London licence refusal

Uber has launched an appeal against Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to refuse to renew its operating licence in the capital over

Markets soar as Conservatives win General Election

International politics took over the markets on Friday, to end the week on a high as the Conservatives won the UK General Election, and Washington

Trump announces trade deal to halt new China tariffs

Donald Trump said the US has cancelled plans to impose new tariffs on 160 billion dollars (£120 billion) of Chinese imports from Sunday as part of a

Utility investors splash out as nationalisation chances dissipate after Tory win

Utility investors have splashed out in a post-election bonanza after a Labour defeat in Thursday’s General Election slashed the likelihood

Mothercare signs Boots deal to keep selling clothes in UK

Collapsed retailer Mothercare has signed an exclusive deal with Boots to make sure that its mother and baby clothes will still be sold in the UK

Nicola Sturgeon warns PM he cannot ‘bludgeon Scotland into accepting his view’

Boris Johnson cannot “bludgeon” Scotland into seeing the world in the same way that he does, Nicola Sturgeon has said.She spoke

Boris Johnson reiterates opposition to indyref2 in call with Nicola Sturgeon

Boris Johnson has reiterated his opposition to a second vote on Scottish independence during a call with Nicola Sturgeon, despite her saying it is

Indyref2 ‘a democratic right’ after Tories defeated in Scotland, says Sturgeon

A second vote on Scottish independence is now a “democratic right” after the SNP’s victory in Scotland in a

Count Binface and Lord Buckethead among high-profile deposit losers

Failure at the polls has cost election candidates hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost deposits this year.Overall, PA figures from this

NHS waiting list hits record high as more also wait longer in A&E

Patient waits in A&E continue to get worse and more people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment, new figures have

EU calls for Brexit deal ‘as soon as possible’ as leaders congratulate Johnson

The president of the European Council has said he expects a vote on the UK's Brexit agreement "as soon as possible", as world

Greta Thunberg hits back at Donald Trump over Time award jibe

Greta Thunberg has hit back at Donald Trump after the US President told her to "chill" and "go to a good old fashioned movie with a

Trump mocks Greta Thunberg’s Time Person of the Year honour

Trump on Thursday mocked Greta Thunberg after the Swedish teenage climate activist was named Time magazine's Person of the Year, edging out

New Zealand volcano toll seen at 16; police plan to recover bodies on Friday

Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week's eruption,

Las Vegas is suddenly full of pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats

There's a strange, rodeo-themed mystery taking over Las Vegas. Over the past two weeks, the city's residents have witnessed a

Donald Trump Jr. slams Time for choosing Greta Thunberg as Person of the Year

Donald Trump Jr. blasted Time on Twitter for choosing teen climate activist Greta Thunberg as Person of the Year. Trump Jr. suggested the

First commercial electric airplane completes flight

An aircraft designed in 1946 might become the first commercial electric plane, following a short but successful test flight. Vancouver-based