Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...

The tie-up, announced in May, will create a banking giant with millions of customers and about £89 billion worth of assets.

Coventry have announced Frank Lampard as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 46-year-old will take charge of the Sky Blues for the first time this Saturday when his new side ...

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

The NHS Borders public board meeting on December 5 will be held in the Lecture Theatre at the Education Centre, BGH Campus, from 10am to 12pm, as well as being accessible on Microsoft Teams. Iris ...

A financial watchdog has hailed Scottish Borders Council as a role model to other local authorities for the 'innovative' way it is handling ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

“While remaining high by historic standards, net migration is now beginning to fall and is provisionally down 20% in the 12 months to June 2024. Over that period we have seen a fall in immigration, ...

Sir Ed Davey is launching a bid for Christmas number one with a charity single called Love Is Enough. The Liberal Democrat leader is teaming up with Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir for the ...

Decisions about assisted dying should be made on a “secular basis”, a Government minister said ahead of MPs voting on the issue on Friday. Home Office minister Seema Malhotra acknowledged that “people ...