Researchers found the three-drug therapy delayed disease progression by an average of 15 months compared with 7.3 months in the placebo group. After 18 months, 46.2% of patients in the three-drug ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he is “particularly thrilled” that draught duty changes will save him “over £1 a week” on beer.

Police officers in Scotland are prohibited by law from going on strike, but they can choose to withdraw goodwill, or work to rule, as a means of expressing dissatisfaction. In this case, the actions ...

She said from April 2026, the first £1 million of combined business and agricultural assets will continue to attract no inheritance tax. But for assets over £1 million, inheritance tax will apply with ...

Some found it disturbing, and now, after five years of provoking controversy and myriad emotions – from horror and revulsion to delight – among residents of New Zealand’s capital, Quasi will be ...

Stormont finance minister Caoimhe Archibald said while the settlement was encouraging, it was not enough to plug a projected funding gap.

The single biggest tax raising measure outlined in the Budget was an increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs), which the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) says is expected ...

The first Budget by a Labour chancellor in 14 years, and the first to be delivered by a woman, also signalled some major historical milestones for tax and spending. Here are some of the key figures ...

Business representative groups in Northern Ireland have expressed concern at a “tough Budget”. They say increases to the employer cost base will increase the burden on businesses. Angela McGowan, ...

The Irish Government has been threatened with legal action if it does not move to end the reported use of Irish airspace to fly weapons to Israel. It has also been called on to suspend all military ...

At least 95 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and major roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the ...

A drink driver who crashed into the gates of the Prime Minister’s Chequers estate has been jailed, prosecutors have said. Matthew Wootten, 44, made no attempt to slow down as he deliberately steered ...