The checks will involve a ‘frictionless, document-free assessment’, with no impact on a customer’s credit score, the Gambling Commission said.

A drinking cup that belonged to Robert Burns has returned from Australia to go on show at the farmhouse where the poet is thought to have used it more than 200 years ago. The cup was owned by the ...

Known for Orangeboy, Lawrence will take on the prestigious role as the foremost representative of children’s literature.

The Reform UK leader is under pressure following reports that a long-term ally funded security and staffing in the year before he was elected.

Presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham “must not repeat the mistakes of his predecessors” on Scottish independence, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said. The former Greater Manchester mayor is ...

The 57-year-old will speak at the festival on August 27, which will see him ‘reflect on his first few months leading the BBC’.

Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party have said there are further questions for the DUP to answer about the behaviour of former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. The calls come amid new allegations about ...

The attack on Tuesday morning was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

If Andy Burnham is a “prime minister-in-waiting” he must answer questions from MPs before they leave Parliament for the summer, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader insisted that “silly ...

The OBR set out the findings from a series of forecasts in the latest annual fiscal risks and sustainability report.

The Financial Policy Committee stressed that valuations ‘have also become more stretched’ amid concerns of a potential AI bubble.

Singer Lulu has spoken of the “courage, commitment and support” it takes to battle addiction as she prepares to speak at an event on recovery. The 77-year-old has previously spoken about her battles ...