The deal has been criticised by refugee charities, which have urged the Government to provide more safe, legal routes for asylum seekers instead.

The CPS said the midfielder faces five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault following alleged offences between 2021 and 2022.

Ofgem said it is launching a new rule which will make failed suppliers liable for the costs of transferring their customers to new firms.

A Scottish space company is celebrating a “huge milestone” after it was granted a launch operator licence for one of its rockets. However, Skyrora is still searching for a pad to blast off from, with ...

The Low Pay Commission will be required to put forward ‘recommendations on achieving a single adult rate in the years ahead’.

A report from Ovo, however, warned that the initial costs of installing solar panels, heat pumps and batteries are prohibitive for many people.

Health chiefs have raised concerns about people regaining weight after using Wegovy and Mounjaro, saying that patients coming off the drugs should be given support to help prevent them piling on the ...

He was acquitted last month of racketeering and sex trafficking while being convicted of two counts of a prostitution-related offence.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered house arrest for former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election.

A serial offender from Dunfermline was quickly back causing trouble days after being released from jail. Jamie Muir, 33, previously of Gordon Terrace, is now back behind bars and appeared from custody ...

One venue appears to be doing a roaring trade in the absence of much competition, with customers regularly packing out Canmore Street’s PJ Molloys . But promoter Jonny Watt reckons it would benefit ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes following the death of former Labour Party general secretary Lord Tom Sawyer. He said the former trade unionist’s “place in our party’s history is ...