Simon Easterby believes Ireland have signalled their intent by emerging from their “pivotal” Murrayfield test on Sunday in pole position for a third consecutive Guinness Six Nations title.

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) ...

In royal news, the Daily Mail leads on a “worldwide exclusive” alleging the Duke of York is assisting a multi-billion-pound Middle East Venture with a former ambassador to Russia. The newspaper ...

Total retail sales across the UK increased by 2.6 year on year in January, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG.

Gerald Cooney, the former Labour leader of Tameside council in Greater Manchester, said he had complained about Andrew Gwynne’s remarks ...

Changes to requirements for apprenticeship courses will see 10,000 more apprenticeship starts a year, the Education Secretary has said.

Britain must respect Donald Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change,” Lord Peter Mandelson has said, amid questions over how the UK will respond to global tariffs threatened by the White House.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the measures would ‘strengthen UK border security’ although concerns were raised by some Labour MPs and ...

Neil Critchley praised goalkeeper Craig Gordon and Calem Nieuwenhof after they helped Hearts dig out a tense penalty shoot-out win over St Mirren at SMISA Stadium to reach the quarter-finals of the ...

Women have been urged to make sure they position period cups correctly after medics reported a rare case where use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems. Menstrual cups are an alternative ...