The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed a reading of 47.9 last month, improving from 46.6 in April.

Nato defence ministers are set to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a US push to ramp ...

A Coronation Street star seems to have accidentally teased a major Emmerdale crossover episode spoiler at the British Soap Awards.

The figures come as the Government announced plans to expand free lunches to all pupils in families that claim universal credit from September 2026.

Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late on Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said. The flight, ...

A former police officer who was sacked because of his “aggressive” detention of a 15-year-old boy has said he is being treated like an “abuser” and is appealing his case. Lorne Castle was dismissed by ...

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

All pupils in England whose families claim Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals from next year.

The UK’s headline inflation figure was 0.1 percentage points too high for April due to an error in the vehicle tax data collected, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Official data ...

Aldi has been crowned as the cheapest supermarket, followed by Lidl, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Ocado and then Waitrose ...

Parts of the UK could be set to enjoy a once in a decade display of the Northern Lights next month. Increasing numbers of displays have been spotted, with more of the country able to take in the ...

The majority of parents and carers of children aged 18 and under living in the UK believe their own childhood was safer (63 per cent) than their ...