Of those who took part in a ballot, 86% agreed to the rise, which will increase wages by 4.25% this year and then by 3.75% in 2026-27 The pay rise applies to the majority of NHS staff, including ...

Walmart’s first-quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices because of higher costs from tariffs implemented by US president Donald Trump. The nation’s largest retailer posted strong ...

Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigators said that the 56-metre (184ft) Bayesian was knocked over by ‘extreme wind’.

Vladimir Putin’s refusal to meet Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face for peace talks is “further evidence” of the Russian president “dragging his feet” to delay a ceasefire, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Independent schools have been hit with a ‘triple whammy of financial blows’ after the Government’s decision to impose VAT on fees, the ...

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has been named as the new head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence said, following the earlier than expected departure of his predecessor. Royal Marine Sir Gwyn ...

Pullman Car No 246 ‘Lydia’ was used during crucial wartime strategy meetings ahead of D-Day and later during Churchill’s state funeral in 1965.

The chair of the Royal College of GPs also told the BBC this week that doctors have “real concerns about the practical and legal implications of a change in the law on assisted dying”, which she said ...

The British endurance swimmer says ‘I’m frightened of sharks but I’m really frightened of a world without sharks’ ahead of ...

A Rosyth eatery has been raided by immigration enforcement staff, who detained an Indian man. It took place yesterday (May 14), at the town's Handi Masala on Queensferry Road. Officers executed a ...

The banking giant is now set to become fully private almost 17 years after receiving a state bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.