A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda. Dan Tomlinson ...

World record pole-vaulter Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis has become the second athlete ever to have a dedicated children’s ticket named after him ...

The Northern School of Art is showcasing student work in two end-of-year public exhibitions at Hartlepool and Middlesbrough.

The plan for the world record attempt came after BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James texted the singer with the idea.

More than a dozen nurses and midwives who should have been banned from treating patients continued to work after the professions’ regulator failed to properly assess individuals over a 12-year period.

The Greater Manchester Mayor is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the by-election.

John Swinney “doesn’t seem to have a clue” about how to win independence, a former SNP cabinet secretary has claimed. Alex Neil said the SNP leader should be concentrating on raising support for ...

Israel said that it targeted and killed the new leader of Hamas’s military wing during airstrikes in Gaza City less than two ...

It has been 40 years since Gordon Strachan’s last appearance at a World Cup, but the aim for Scotland remains the same: get out of the group. A knockout match has eluded the Tartan Army for the ...

That has certainly come again this season after a brilliant debut campaign in 2025, with the goal shooter once again leading the league with 411 goals to her name. Central to that form has been a ...

Spurs required a 1-0 win at home to Everton on the final day to avoid a catastrophic relegation from the Premier League.

John Barrowman has paid tribute to his “strong, funny and glamorous” mother after her death. The Scottish-American actor, 59, shared a post on social media in which he explained he had been left with ...