HSBC UK and First Direct have announced changes to their mortgage lending policies, to help some buyers take out bigger loans.

There’s no need to be too fussy about it. Even just opening up the canopy makes a big difference, letting the air move through and keeping things a bit healthier. It’s one of those allotment jobs that ...

A fearless six-year-old took his favourite toy along on a family hike up a 3,560 ft mountain to raise funds for a school.

Mr Jones will be based at No 10 and ‘directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities’.

The British Red Cross shop, which has been located on the Market Place for the last 15 years, will be closing towards the end of November, following an “incredibly difficult decision”. Rising costs ...

The downturn in UK factory production worsened last month due to a fall in new orders and export business due to trade tensions, according to new figures. The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey, ...

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers are “completely unacceptable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. John Swinney said he does not think such demonstrations reflect “who we are” in ...

John Swinney has said the £40 million cost of scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland will be financially sustainable, with the policy encouraging people to switch from cars to trains. On Monday, peak ...

Yvette Cooper will say the Government’s overhaul of the ‘broken’ asylum system will contribute to ending the use of asylum hotels.

Royal Mail said it had started ‘detailed work’ ahead of rolling out the changes nationwide, but that it will continue well into 2026.

Rupert Everett has said he is “doing pretty well” at pulling pints as he revealed he is doing shifts behind the bar of his local pub to help save it from closure. The veteran star, 66, has been ...

Plans to convert a disused Methodist chapel into a home were refused after the idea was deemed ‘unacceptable’.