Gardeners are joining a movement to let their lawns grow in May, a poll has found, as an annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off. The “No Mow May” campaign, led by wildlife charity ...

Coughlan starred in The Playboy Of The Western World as the spirited, independent and sharp-tongued Pegeen Mike.

He pledged to create a new strategy that would identify gaps in the country’s skills and build a training and education system around them. It comes amid reports that Babcock has hired 300 Filipino ...

Trading Standards found that 97 of its officers are aware of suspected organised crime groups operating on their local high ...

The organisation’s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to minus 62 this month – its lowest level since 2022.

An SNP majority at the Scottish election would “stop Nigel Farage at the border”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said a vote for his party would lock Reform UK out of power at Holyrood.

Car and commercial vehicle production fell last month amid issues including weak exports, model changeovers and restructuring, new figures show. Vehicle production fell by 8.2% in March compared to a ...

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called for “meaningful action” to tackle the “root causes” of antisemitism, while the Board of Deputies of British Jews said antisemitism must be “confronted, punished ...

The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.

The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.

The Wolf Hall actor will take to the stage at the Marlyebone Theatre in London for a limited run of shows this autumn.

An attack on Dunmurry police station is expected to be condemned at a meeting of British and Irish ministers in Co Down on Thursday. The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) is being ...