New £20m research centre to help improve understanding of care in later life

A new £20 million research centre is to be established in Scotland to help improve the understanding of care in later life as the population

Thomas Markle’s message to Prince Harry: Man up and meet me

Thomas Markle has asked the Duke of Sussex to "man up" and meet him, as he spoke about how much he misses his daughter Meghan. The

Nicola Benedetti ‘honoured’ to win Grammy

Violinist Nicola Benedetti has said she feels “honoured” after winning a Grammy Award at the ceremony in Los Angeles.The

Cyprus rape case teenager: Gang were like a pack of wolves

A British teenager found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus has said she was attacked by a group of young men and boys behaving

Varadkar warns Johnson that EU will have upper hand in post-Brexit trade talks

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned the UK that the EU will have the upper hand in post-Brexit trade talks. In a footballing analogy, he

Thomas Markle willing to testify against Meghan

The Duchess of Sussex's father has said he is willing to testify against his daughter as part of Meghan's legal action against three

Diamond miner Petra’s shares sink on weaker prices

Petra Diamonds shares have dived after the company saw first-half revenues slide by 6%.The company was hit by lower prices as the diamond industry

Lender Amigo seeks buyer amid increased pressure from regulators

Lender Amigo has put itself up for sale and launched a strategic review after losing more than 75% of its share value since June.The guarantor

Almost 500,000 businesses under ‘significant financial distress’

The number of businesses in significant financial distress has hit almost half a million, the highest number on record, according to an influential

Internet speeds too slow for more than half of all small businesses, poll finds

More than half of all small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the UK are without a high-speed internet connection, according to a new survey.About 59%

Planet Organic pushes forward with expansion despite challenging high street

Planet Organic has said it plans to double its store numbers over the next four years as it shrugs off the current high street turmoil.The grocery

Special dividends and a weak pound lead to record shareholder payouts in 2019

The political and economic uncertainty that dominated the majority of 2019 barely dented the prospects of investors in the stock market, according

No progress on ‘Boris bridge’ across Irish Sea, minister confirms

Boris Johnson has yet to commission a study examining the viability of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.Transport minister George

Harry Dunn’s parents to meet Dominic Raab ahead of US Secretary of State visit

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is set to hold a “vitally important meeting” with the family of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn

More than 200 patients recalled over concern about shoulder surgeon

More than 200 private patients of an orthopaedic surgeon have been recalled over concerns about operations he performed.Habib Rahman is alleged to

Former speaker John Bercow ‘categorically denies’ all bullying allegations

John Bercow has “categorically” denied ever bullying anyone, criticised the peer who filed a complaint, and attacked the

Boris Johnson to meet Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband on her Iran detention

Boris Johnson is to meet Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband to discuss efforts to secure the release of the British-Iranian mother

Government risks undermining net zero push without public support, poll finds

People are not aware of the changes that will be needed to cut the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, polling

Kobe Bryant death: BBC apologises for TV news footage mistake

The BBC has issued an apology after footage of LeBron James was mistakenly used in its coverage of the death of his fellow basketball star Kobe

Reports: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning, ABC 7 in Los Angeles confirms. Bryant played his entire

Child dies after mother leaves car in neutral

A thre-year-old girl died on Saturday in Texas when she was run over by a car in the driveway of her family home. The incident occurred in

Xi says China faces 'grave situation' as virus toll hits 41

President Xi Jinping said China was facing a "grave situation" as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped to 41,

Trump presents new Star Trek-style logo for Space Force

The Pentagon's new US Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity. President Donald

Most powerful countries of 2020

US News and World Report recently compiled a list to determine which countries were the most powerful in the world. The rankings were based on the