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Permanent secretaries asked to find savings ahead of budget for Nort...

Some Stormont departments are facing cuts of up to 10%.

Murderer Kashif Anwar ‘showed no remorse’ after killing his wife, co...

Lord Beckett said the killing of Fawziyah Javed on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, in September 2021, was ‘intentional murder’.

Sister of disabled woman dropped by carers ‘feels sense of betrayal...

Lyn Parker, 64, fractured her ribs and both arms after two care workers tried to lift her using a sling in January 2021 and died days later.

‘No new modern apprenticeships to start for foreseeable future amid...

The Scottish Government has not yet agreed a budget or number of new modern apprenticeships with SDS, according to the Scottish Training Federation.

We face lifetime of pain say family of woman murdered on Edinburgh l...

Kashif Anwar, 29, was found guilty by a jury at the High Court in the city of murdering Fawziyah Javed, 31, in September 2021.

‘Sense of euphoria’ among Louth locals and relatives as Biden visit...

Joe Biden is the only person to be awarded the ‘freedom of Louth’.

French police fire tear gas at protesters amid new strikes over pens...

Talks between union leaders and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne broke up on Wednesday without a breakthrough.

PSNI warns dissidents may attempt attacks on police on Easter Monday

Senior PSNI officers warned that the force had received ‘strong’ intelligence that an attack was possible in Londonderry on the bank holiday.

Michael Matheson ‘determined’ to see improvement in Scotland’s NHS

The recently appointed Health Secretary was speaking during a visit to an NHS 24 call centre in Glasgow.

Protest held amid concerns over impact of cuts on community programm...

Jim Donnelly, the joint chief executive of the Active Communities Network, said the cuts would have a detrimental impact on the most vulnerable.

Extra pregnancy scan could slash number of breech births and risk to...

Researchers hope their findings will lead to a change in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.

Humza Yousaf: No conspiracy over timing of the arrest of Peter Murre...

The First Minister admitted the situation was ‘difficult and bruising’ for the SNP.

Ghani-Spencer row: Here’s what you need to know

An official inquiry has taken more than a year to conclude.

Patient care ‘on a knife edge’ ahead of junior doctors’ strike

NHS leaders said they are working at ‘full pelt’ to make sure emergency and other life-saving care can continue safely during the four-day walkout.

Boy, 12, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman hit by car

South Yorkshire Police said the woman was found dead in Greenhill, south-west Sheffield, on Wednesday evening.

Man who pushed pregnant wife to her death from Edinburgh hill is jai...

Kashif Anwar was told he must serve at least 20 years for the killing of his wife, Fawziyah Javed, in September 2021.

Windrush campaigners call decision to drop recommendations ‘a slap i...

A petition is urging Suella Braverman to U-turn on her intention to scrap three recommendations from the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.

Republicans at York demo planning ‘light-hearted’ protest at King’s...

A group of around 30 people chanted ‘not my King’ as Charles and Camilla arrived at York Minster.

Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi diagnosed with leukaemia, d...

The media mogul, 86, served three terms as Italy’s prime minister.

State actor likeliest culprit for Nord Stream sabotage, Swedish pros...

Four leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines that run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, on September 26 and 27.